Sam Vacanti
Samuel Filadelfo Vacanti
Born: March 20, 1922
Omaha, NE USA
Deceased: December 17, 1981
Omaha, NE
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 203
College: Iowa, Purdue, Nebraska
High School: Tech (Omaha, NE)
Career: 1947-1949
Drafted: 1945 in Round 21, #218 overall by the New York Giants
Sam Vacanti played from 1947 to 1949 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Rockets. Vacanti threw for 2,338 yards in his career, completing 154 of 368 passes with 18 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He also ran for 8 yards in 25 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 225 | 96 | 42.7 | 1571 | 7.0 | 16 | 7.1 | 16 | 7.1 | 0 | 60.8 |
1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 116 | 47 | 40.5 | 633 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 15 | 12.9 | 0 | 24.7 |
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 134 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 41.3 |
Totals | 368 | 154 | 41.8 | 2338 | 6.4 | 18 | 4.9 | 32 | 8.7 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 11 | -9 | -0.8 | 0 | 1 |
1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 25 | 8 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
Kicking:
Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 13 | 8 |
1948 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 9 | 3 |
1949 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 5 |