Rocco Romano (born January 23, 1963) is a former Canadian football player. He played 14 seasons in the

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(CFL), ten of those with the

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, and was a five-time All-Star as an offensive lineman. While in Calgary, he won two Grey Cups, in 1992 and 1998. Born in

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, Romano was the winner of the CFL's DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy in 1994 and 1996 for the Stampeders, which is awarded to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2007. He is an alumnus of St. Ann's Catholic elementary, Cathedral High School and

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. He married Shauna Sky and they raised two children together before getting divorced.

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