George Brancato
George Brancato
Born: May 27, 1931
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: October 22, 2019
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 177
College: LSU
High School: Lafayette (Brooklyn, NY)
Career: 1954-1962
Coaching record
George Brancato played from 1954 to 1962 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders. Brancato ran for 288 yards in his career on 66 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 97 passes for 1,992 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 46 | 213 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| CFL | 64 | 262 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 66 | 288 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 30 | 459 | 15.3 | 54 | 2 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 25 | 776 | 31.0 | 84 | 5 |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | 405 | 19.3 | 46 | 4 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 27 | 2 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 21 | 1 |
| NFL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| CFL | 94 | 1964 | 20.9 | 84 | 14 | |
| Totals | 97 | 1992 | 20.5 | 84 | 14 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 97 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| CFL | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 31 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| CFL | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 31 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| CFL | 29 | 246 | 8.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 246 | 8.5 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 8 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1959 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | |
| 1962 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 |
Awards
1975 - CFL Annis Stukus Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Honors
1961 - CFL CFL East All-Star
