Bill Ceretti

Canadian football player
Bill Ceretti
Born:March 10, 1912 (1912-03-10)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died:May 5, 1974 (1974-05-06) (aged 62)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)G, DT
Career history
As player
1931–41, 46–48Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1935, 1939, 1941)
CFL All-Star1938, 40, 46
Honours

Bill Ceretti (March 10, 1912 – May 5, 1974), was an offensive and defensive lineman who played thirteen seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers franchise. He was a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won in 1935, 1939, and 1941. In 1975, sportswriter Vince Leah called Ceretti "one of the finest Canadian-born linemen in the history of the game." In 2001, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

External links

  • Bill Ceretti’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
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Winnipeg 'Pegs 23rd Grey Cup champions
  • President: F.J. Hannibal (President)
  • Manager: Joe Ryan
  • Playing-Head Coach: #19 Bob Fritz
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29th Grey Cup champions


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