Mario Mazzuca

Mario Mazzuca (October 13, 1910 — October 3, 1983) was an Italian lawyer, Rugby player, and sports manager.[1][2]

Mario Mazzuca
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1910-10-13)October 13, 1910
DiedOctober 3, 1983(1983-10-03) (aged 72)
OccupationLawyer
Sport
SportRugby

Biography

In the pre-War period, Mazzuca was actively involved in university sports. During this time he was a president of the Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia while also working as a lawyer.[3] Mazzuca would then participate in the founding of Partenope Rugby in the early 1950's and would later assist in founding Club Italia Amatori Rugby in 1974.[4][5]

Mazzuca was a key member of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) who helped organize the 1960 Summer Olympics.[6] In 1973, Mazzuca would be made extraordinary commissioner, acting president, of the Italian Rugby Federation.[7]

Legacy

Mazzuca's daughter, Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini, went on to become a leading figure in Italian politics, serving in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate.[6] The city of Rome named a large public square in front of Stadio Flaminio after Mazzuca.[8] Mazzuca was placed on a commemorative postage stamp in 2010 to celebrate his contributions to Italian athletics.[1][9]

Honours

Mazzuca was granted the Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on June 2, 1965.[10] In 1980 Mazzuca was granted the Golden Star for Sporting Merit.[9]

References
  1. UNIFICATO (2015-09-04). CATALOGO SUPER 2016 - PDF COMPLETO (in Italian). UNIFICATO - C.I.F. srl.
  2. 今日郵政 (in Chinese). 今日郵政月刊社. 2011.
  3. "R.Y.C.C. SAVOIA - Napoli". web.archive.org. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. Volpe, Francesco (2012-11-26). Props, piloni. Absolutely Free Editore. ISBN 978-88-97057-81-9.
  5. "Sandro Simonetti, una vita per il rugby". Offida info (in Italian). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  6. "E la senatrice diventò il capo dei pugili - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). March 4, 1988. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  7. "Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR)". www.coni.it. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  8. Di Frischia, Francesco (November 16, 2005). "Strade per De Felice, Manfredi, Verbano". Cronaca di Roma. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  9. "Nei francobolli italiani torna il rugby". Vaccarinews (in Italian). October 13, 2010. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  10. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Office of the President of the Italy. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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