Victor John Reginato (September 17, 1918 – February 14, 2000), later known as Victor John Regin,[1] was an American football player.
 Vic Reginato, 1936 | |
| Position | End |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 17, 1918 Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died: | February 14, 2000 (aged 81) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Oregon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Reginato was born in 1918 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and attended Klammath Union High School.[2][3] He played at the end position for the Oregon Ducks football team during the 1938 and 1939 seasons. He played on both offense and defense and also handled kicking for Oregon.[4] He was also the president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Oregon.[5]
He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the sixth round (41st overall pick) of the 1940 NFL draft, but he opted not to play professional football.[6][7]
Reginato married Marie Virginia Brace in 1940.[5] After his football career ended, he spent 45 years working in finance for Gulf and Western Industries. He died in 2000 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Victor Regin, 81". The Desert Sun. February 19, 2000. p. 32.
- ^ "Vic Reginato". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Victor Reginato Named President of Letter Club". The Klamath News. November 27, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Pelican Points for UCLA: Former Klamathite Stars for Oregon". The Klamath News. October 25, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Eugene Girl Is Bride of Victor Reginato". The Klamath News. July 28, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vic Reginato Weds Miss Marie Brace". The Capital Journal. August 1, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.