Born December 18, 1910 – Died September
28, 1981
Class of 1966 – Career Achievements:
Four time All-Star , 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939
Imperial Oil Trophy, as outstanding player in the ORFU, 1938
Ferraro was a noted multi-position player who played as a Punter, Place-kicker, Quarterback, Fullback as well as a defensive player. He went on to coach in Hamilton and Montreal from 1934 through the early 1940’s. His excellence and versatility earned him selection to the All-Canadian Team of that era.
Prior to his Canadian Football exploits, Ferraro was a prolific running back at Cornell, where he earned honorable mention status in All-American voting from 1931-1933. In 1934, he was his college team’s captain. He was also a great college basketball player and captained that team as well. He would be recognized for his sporting talents as an honoured member in the inaugural season of Cornell’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.
In 1934, Ferraro joined the Hamilton Tigers, where he played a variety of skill positions, before he moved on to Montreal for the next four seasons of his career. Following his playing days he went on to become known as a coach whose methods and tactics made him very popular with his players.
To amplify his prowess as a player, he earned all-star recognition both as a flying wing (comparable to the modern-day flanker/split end position) and as a halfback. These aptitudes speak to his dominance as an offensive force and they make him stand out in the annals of the game as one of the few Hall of Famers who earned this type of recognition as an All Star at more than one position.