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William Joseph Ferrazzi (April 19, 1907 – August 10, 1993) was an American
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. He played for the
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during the season. Ferrazzi graduated from the University of Florida with a
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in education in 1935.


Early life

Ferrazzi was the son of Italian American immigrants, Anastasio "Ernesto" Ferrazzi and Giuseppina Rossini. His father worked as a stone cutter in the granite quarries of
Quincy, MA Quincy ( ) is a coastal U.S. city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county and a part of Metropolitan Boston as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 101,636, making ...
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References

1907 births 1993 deaths American people of Italian descent Baseball players from Norfolk County, Massachusetts Florida Gators baseball players Gainesville G-Men players Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players St. Augustine Saints players Williamsport Grays players Sportspeople from Quincy, Massachusetts
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