# John Varone
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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1936–2011)}}
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{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = John Varone
| number = 85, 15
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|3|10}}
| birth_place = [East Boston](/source/East_Boston%2C_Massachusetts), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|10|11|1938|3|10}}
| death_place = [Palm Bay, Florida](/source/Palm_Bay%2C_Florida), U.S.
| import = Yes
| position = [Halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football))
| position2 = [Fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football))
| position3 = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker_(American_football))
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 194
| college = [University of Miami](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_football) (1954-1957)
| high_school = [East Boston](/source/East_Boston_High_School) ([MA](/source/Massachusetts))
| NFLDraftedYear = 1958
| NFLDraftedRound = 4
| NFLDraftedPick = 46
|career_highlights =
* 2× [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ({{CFL Year|1958}}, {{CFL Year|1959}})
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1958}}–{{CFL Year|1959}}
| playing_team1 = [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers)
| statleague = CFL
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 25
| statlabel2 = Rushing yards
| statvalue2 = 259
| statlabel3 = Receiving yards
| statvalue3 = 158
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 2
}}
'''John Patrick Varone''' (November 9, 1936 – October 11, 2011) was an American professional [Canadian football](/source/Canadian_football) player who played as a [halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)) and [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)), as well as a [linebacker](/source/linebacker). Varone played for the [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL) from 1958 to 1959.
==Career==
A native of [East Boston](/source/East_Boston), Varone attended [East Boston High School](/source/East_Boston_High_School) and graduated in 1954.[{{cite web | url=http://hurricanewarriors.com/nfl-u-1950-1969/ | title=NFL U 1950-1969 – Hurricane Warriors }}] He went on to play [college football](/source/college_football) for the [University of Miami Hurricanes](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_football) from 1954 to 1957, under coach [Andy Gustafson](/source/Andy_Gustafson). The team had a winning record in all of the seasons that Varone played there, but did not win any [bowl games](/source/bowl_games).[{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerv/varo00400.html | title=John Varone CFL Stats - Pro Football Archives }}]
Varone was selected in the fourth round of the [1958 NFL draft](/source/1958_NFL_draft) as the 46th pick overall by the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers), coached by [Frankie Albert](/source/Frankie_Albert), but soon signed with the [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). In both of his seasons with the Blue Bombers under coach [Bud Grant](/source/Bud_Grant), the team won the [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup).[{{Cite web |url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php |title=Stats Crew |access-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208030206/http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php |url-status=dead }}] Varone played both on offense and defense as a [halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)) and [linebacker](/source/Linebacker_(American_football)) in his first season, then transitioning from halfback to [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) in his second season. He would play in a total of 25 games, tallying 259 rushing yards, 158 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.
Varone returned to [Florida](/source/Florida), where he played college football, and became a [teacher](/source/teacher) in 1961 at [Miami Norland Senior High School](/source/Miami_Norland_Senior_High_School). He remained there until 1989.
A resident of [Pembroke Pines](/source/Pembroke_Pines) and then [Palm Bay](/source/Palm_Bay%2C_Florida), Varone died in [Florida](/source/Florida) in 2011 at the age of seventy-three.[{{cite web | url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=160346683 | title=John Patrick Varone Obituary (2012) Sun-Sentinel | website=[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com) }}]
==See also==
*[1958 San Francisco 49ers season](/source/1958_San_Francisco_49ers_season)
*[List of Miami Hurricanes in the NFL draft](/source/List_of_Miami_Hurricanes_in_the_NFL_draft)
*[San Francisco 49ers draft history](/source/San_Francisco_49ers_draft_history)
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerv/varo00400.html Pro Football Archives profile]
*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=160346683 Sun Sentinel obituary]
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Category:1936 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:People from East Boston
Category:Players of American football from Boston
Category:Schoolteachers from Florida
Category:American football running backs
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Boston
Category:Canadian football running backs
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
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