Angelo Santucci (born February 5, 1951) is a former

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for the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at Commonwealth Stadium. The E ...

and

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from 1975 to 1984. Santucci played university football for the St. Mary's Huskies starting in 1971. Some of his career highlights include being the Most Outstanding Rookie nominee in 1975 for the

, and winning five

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Championships with

from 1978 to 1982. In the 1978 Grey Cup game, Santucci was selected as the Outstanding Canadian being awarded with the Dick Suderman Trophy.

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1952 births Living people Canadian football running backs Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Ottawa Rough Riders players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Saint Mary's Huskies football players Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni Canadian football people from Hamilton, Ontario {{Canadianfootball-runningback-stub