John Palazeti

John Palazeti was a territorial exemption of the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1976 CFL College Draft.  While Palazeti was born in Detroit, Michigan, and played college ball at Richmond where he was a three year starter and co-captain in his senior year, he attended high school in Windsor and was thus classified as a non-import.   Palazeti was a versatile guy, playing both linebacker and fullback though he was mainly used as an outside linebacker.  .Palazeti scored two touchdowns in his rookie season for Ottawa in 1976, one rushing and one receiving.  Palazeti moved to Calgary for 1977and played five seasons with the Stampeders (1977-81).  Defensively, Palazeti's best year was with Calgary in 1978 when he recorded three intercetions and one fumble recovery.  In 1981, Palazeti had a 56 yard interception return for a touchdown.  Palazeti had two more interceptions in 1981, raising his career total to six.  In 1982, Palazeti moved to Montreal, and appeared in all 16 regulars season games for the Als.  In 1983, his final season, Palazeti had a brief stop back in Calgary for 3 games before finishing his career with Toronto.  It was a satisfying conclusion to his career, as Palazeti dressed for the 1983 Gregy Cup win for the Argos.

Games Played, Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team GP Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF OFR
1976 OTT 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0
1977 CAL 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0
1978 CAL 16 3 31 10.3 0 24 1 0 0 0 0
0
1979 CAL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
1980 CAL 16 1 56 56 1 56 3 0 0 0 0
0
1981 CAL 13 2 32 16 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
0
1982 MON 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
1983 CAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
1983 TOR 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0

Rushing and Receiving
Year Team TC Yds Avg TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long
1976 OTT 15 57 3.8 1 14 4 32 8 1 19
1977 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 3 57 19 0 22
1978 CAL 13 54 4.2 0 25 6 58 9.7 0 18
1979 CAL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOR 1 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1976 OTT 1 7 7 0 7
1977 CAL 1 18 18 0 18
1978 CAL 4 72 18 0 30
1979 CAL 1 8 8 0 8
1980 CAL 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CAL 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CAL 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOR 0 0 0 0 0
1981 Red Rooster John Palazeti