Sam Venuto

Samuel Laurence Venuto (November 2, 1927 – July 7, 2014) was an American football running back in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Washington Redskins.

Sam Venuto

No. 49
Date of birth	(1927-11-02)November 2, 1927
Place of birth	Havertown, Pennsylvania
Date of death	July 12, 2014(2014-07-12) (aged 86)
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
US college	Guilford
Career history
As player
1952	Washington Redskins
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Biography

Venuto was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and attended Haverford High School in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania.^[1] He played college football at Guilford College. In 1952, he played for the Washington Redskins.^[2]

He was a coach for more than 25 years at Salem High School, where he posted record of 132-94-11 and coached players including Lydell Mitchell and Jay Venuto, his son.^[3]