Bud Toscani

Francis Anthony "Bud" Toscani[1] (April 19, 1909 – June 21, 1966) was an American football player. A native of California, Toscani attended Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, California, and Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. While attending Saint Mary's, he played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team halfback on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.[2] He also played professional football in the National Football League in 1932 for the Chicago Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers.[3]

Bud Toscani
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1909-04-19)April 19, 1909
California
Died:June 21, 1966(1966-06-21) (aged 57)
Reno, Nevada
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school:Santa Rosa (CA)
College:St. Mary's
Career history

References

  1. Full name verified in the 1927 Santa Rosa High School yearbook, at page 17.
  2. "Dalrymple Highest Vote-Getter In NEA Board's All-American Team". The Daily News. Frederick, Md. 1931-12-14.
  3. "Bud Toscani". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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