George Brancato

Bio

Full name: George Brancato

Born: May 27, 1931 in New York, NY

Died: Oct. 22, 2019 (Obituary)

Last Season (1962) Vitals:
  • Height: 5′ 9″
  • Weight: 177 lbs
  • Position: HB
  • Jersey: #10
Amateur Programs
  • Louisiana State (LSU)
  • Santa Ana JC
  • Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
7 Season Career

Active years: 1956–1962
Active teams (2):

  • MTL 1956
  • OTT 1957–1962

87 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 86 regular season games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (1 championship win)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
7 seasons
(Rank: T1282nd,
88th percentile,
7 CFL seasons)		 2 teams 86
(Rank: T1636th,
85th percentile,
86 CFL games)		 0 1
1956 MTL HB 84,94 8 -- 0
1957 OTT HB 87 14 -- 0
1958 OTT HB 87 14 -- 0
1959 OTT HB 87 14 -- 0
1960 OTT HB 10 14 -- 1
1961 OTT HB 10 13 -- 0
1962 OTT HB 10 9 -- 0
  • 1975 Winner (OTT) Coach of the Year
  • Ottawa Rough Riders (March 1, 1974 – Nov. 9, 1984)
  • East All-Stars (June 4, 1977) 1

George Brancato's Head Coaching Record
CFL
SeasonGPWLTPCTPFPA
Regular Season176829040.4893,9514,049
Playoffs157800.467268320
Grey Cup21100.5004646
1 – Interim
  • 1985 Defensive (SSK)
  • 1986 Special Teams Coordinator (SSK)
  • 1994 Offensive backfield (SHR)