Pat Abbruzzi


Pat Abbruzzi was an oustanding rusher at Rhode Island (university) from 1951 to 1954 before signing with Montreal to replace Alex Webster who had departed for the NFL. Abbruzzi didn't disapoint the Alouettes or their fans as he ran for over a thousand yards in his first two seasons, winning East All-Stars in both seasons (there were no CFL All-Stars until 1962).  In those two seasons, Abbruzzi piled up the touchdowns, scoring 17 rushing touchdowns in both seasons and finishing with 19 TDs in 1955 and 20 in 1956 when his receiving touchdowns were added in.  Abbruzzi was named the Oustanding Player in the East in his rookie season in 1955.  Pat Abbruzzi passed away on June 3, 1998.

Article from a 1973 CFL Program on Pat Abruzzi

Wikipedia Article on Pat Abbruzzi

Warren High School HOF Article on Abbruzzi

Games Played and Rushing
Year Team GP TC Yds Avg TD Long
1955 MON 12 182 1248 6.9 17 63
1956 MON 14 207 1062 5.1 17 50
1957 MON 14 178 809 4.5 7 28
1958 MON 9 133 630 4.7 4 28

Pass Receiving
Year Team Rec Yds Avg TD Long
1955 MON 20 277 13.9 2 42
1956 MON 32 306 9.6 3 24
1957 MON 25 190 7.6 0 40
1958 MON 9 111 12.3 0 32

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1955 MON 6 85 14.2 0 38
1956 MON 3 32 10.7 0 24
1957 MON 1 11 11 0 11
1958 MON 1 1 1 0 1

Passing
Year Team PA PC % Yds TD Int
1955 MON 2 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MON 2 1 50 -6 0 0
1958 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pat Abbruzzi

More Photos of Pat Abbruzzi
Head Shot
1955 Montreal Team Photo
Abbruzzi (83) front row middle
Abbruzzi Carrying The Ball
Larger version of above picture
The Pat Abbruzzi Sub!
Ad from a popular Montreal restaurant in the 50s
Abbruzzi Meets Rocky Marciano
Two Sports legends meet at dinner
Painting of Abbruzzi by Tex Colter
Who knew a lineman could paint?
Second Colter Painting of Abbruzzi
Done at the 1972 Reunion
Group Shot With Abbruzzi
Another Action Shot of Abbruzzi
Group Shot
Abbruzzi & Team Mates
Head Shot from 1958 Program