Rick Cassata

American gridiron football player (born 1947)
Rick Cassata
Born: (1947-11-17) November 17, 1947 (age 76)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
CollegeSyracuse University
Career history
As player
1968Saskatchewan Roughriders
1969Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1971–1974Ottawa Rough Riders
1975The Hawaiians (WFL)
1976British Columbia Lions
1976Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Rick Cassata (born November 17, 1947) is an American former gridiron football quarterback who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five different teams. He led the Ottawa Rough Riders to victory in the 61st Grey Cup. He also played with The Hawaiians in the World Football League (WFL) in 1975. He played at Tonawanda High School before playing college football at Syracuse University. In 2002, he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

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Syracuse Orange starting quarterbacks
  • John J. Dillon
  • M. B. Banks
  • Roy Simmons Sr.
  • Roger Robinson
  • Walt Slovenski (1946)
  • Ed Dolan (1947)
  • Bernie Custis (1948–1950)
  • Avatus Stone (1951)
  • Pat Stark (1952–1953)
  • Mickey Rich (1954)
  • Ed Albright (1955)
  • Chuck Zimmerman (1956–1958)
  • Dave Sarette (1959–1961)
  • Walley Mahle (1962–1964)
  • Rich King (1963)
  • Rick Cassata (1965–1967)
  • Jim Del Gaizo (1966)
  • Paul Paolisso (1968–1970)
  • Randy Zur (1969–1970)
  • Bob Woodruff (1971–1972)
  • Bob Mitch (1973, 1975)
  • Jim Donoghue (1973–1975)
  • Bill Hurley (1976–1979)
  • Ron Farneski (1976, 1978)
  • Tom Wilson (1978)
  • Dave Warner (1980–1981)
  • Steve Peach (1982)
  • Greg Christodulu (1982–1983)
  • Todd Norley (1982–1984)
  • Don McPherson (1984–1987)
  • Mike Kmetz (1984–1985)
  • Todd Philcox (1988)
  • Bill Scharr (1989)
  • Mark McDonald (1989–1990)
  • Marvin Graves (1990–1993)
  • Kevin Mason (1994)
  • Donovan McNabb (1995–1998)
  • Troy Nunes (1999–2002)
  • Madei Williams (1999)
  • R. J. Anderson (2000–2003)
  • Joe Fields (2004–2005)
  • Perry Patterson (2004–2006)
  • Andrew Robinson (2007–2008)
  • Cameron Dantley (2007–2008)
  • Greg Paulus (2009)
  • Ryan Nassib (2010–2012)
  • Drew Allen (2013)
  • Terrel Hunt (2013–2015)
  • Austin Wilson (2014)
  • AJ Long (2014)
  • Eric Dungey (2015–2018)
  • Zack Mahoney (2015–2017)
  • Rex Culpepper (2017, 2020)
  • Tommy DeVito (2019–2021)
  • Clayton Welch (2019)
  • JaCobian Morgan (2020)
  • Garrett Shrader (2021–2023)
  • Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (2022–2023)
  • Braden Davis (2023)


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