Ed Balatti

Edward T. Balatti, also known as Attilio Balatti (April 8, 1924 – August 27, 1990) was an American football cornerback and tight end who played three seasons, for the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees. He also played for the San Francisco Packers and the San Francisco Clippers of the Pacific Coast Football League.

Ed Balatti
No. 57, 50, 58
Position:Tight End, Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1924-04-08)April 8, 1924
Los Banos, California
Died:August 27, 1990(1990-08-27) (aged 66)
Novato, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Oakland Technical (CA)
College:none
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:38
Receptions-Yards:12–113
Extra Point Attempts:3
Extra Points Made:3
Interception Touchdowns:1
Kick Returns-Yards:1–16
Punt Returns-Yards:2–8
Punt Return Touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Balatti played 14 games in 1946, 14 in 1947 and 10 in 1948. In his career he had 12 receptions for 113 yards and 1 touchdown.[1] He also had an interception returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt touchdown.

Early life

Balatti was born on April 8, 1924 in Los Banos, California. He went to high school at Oakland Technical (CA). He did not go to college.

Football career

San Francisco Packers

In 1942, at the age of 18, he played for the San Francisco Packers of the Pacific Coast Football League.[2] He only played in 1942 before going to the United States Coast Guard.[2]

San Francisco Clippers

He played for the San Francisco Clippers in 1946.[2] The Clippers replaced the San Francisco Packers in 1945. Shortly after playing for the Clippers, he went to the San Francisco 49ers of the newly formed AAFC.

San Francisco 49ers

Balatti played for the San Francisco 49ers of the AAFC from 1946 to 1949. In week 13 of the 1946 season, he had an interception return touchdown against the Chicago Rockets. In the 1946 season he played in 14 games. Balatti also had 4 receptions for 15 yards and two Extra Points made. During week 4 of the 1947 season, he had a 30-yard receiving touchdown from Frankie Albert.[3] In week 13, he had a 4-yard blocked punt return touchdown against the Chicago Rockets. The 49ers would go on to win the game 41 to 16.[4] During the 1947 season he had 8 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. He also had one made extra point. He only played one game for the 49ers in 1948 before going to the Buffalo Bills.

Buffalo Bills

Balatti played 7 games for the Buffalo Bills and started one.[5] After the 7 games he went to the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees

Ed played two games for the New York Yankees. The Yankees were his third AAFC team of the season.[5] He had no statistics with the Yankees.

San Francisco Clippers (second stint)

Ed then played shortly for the San Francisco Clippers. That was his fourth team of the season.[2] He did not play for any other teams after the 1948 season.

Later life

He was later a used-car dealer. He was arrested in 1986 for fencing.[6] He died on August 27, 1990 at the age of 66.

References
  1. "Ed Balatti Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com.
  2. "Ed Balatti Stats – Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  3. "Ed Balatti Career Touchdown Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. "San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Rockets – November 21st, 1947". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. "Ed Balatti Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. Miller, Johnny (March 13, 2011). "Original 49er 'Horsetrader' busted in fencing case". SFGATE.
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