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Rocco Romano

Rocco Romano (born January 23, 1963) is a former Canadian football player. He played 14 seasons in the CFL, ten of those with Calgary Stampeders and was a five-time All-Star as an offensive lineman. While in Calgary, he won two Grey Cups in 1992 and 1998.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Romano was the winner of CFL's DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy in 1994 & 1996 for the Calgary Stampeders, which is awarded to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

He is an alumnus of St. Ann's Catholic elementary and Cathedral High School and Concordia University in Montreal.

He married Shauna Sky and they raised 2 children together before getting divorced.

He was once hit by a flying beverage container during a live tv interview.

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