Canadian gridiron football player and coach (born 1952)
Pete Lavorato
No. 7
Born:
(1952-08-26) August 26, 1952 (age 71) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Career information
Status
Retired
CFL status
National
Position(s)
DB
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg)
College
Utah State
Career history
As coach
1995
Edmonton Eskimos (DL coach)
As player
1975–1981
Edmonton Eskimos
1982–1983
BC Lions
1983–1984
Montreal Concordes
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
CFL All-Star
1977
CFL West All-Star
1977
Peter Lavorato (born August 26, 1952) is a former professional Canadian football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years. Lavorato played defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions and Montreal Concordes from 1975 to 1984. He was part of five Grey Cup-winning teams for the Eskimos. Lavorato was an All-Star in 1977. He was a theatre arts major and played college football at Utah State University. He acted in professional theatre during his football career.
From 2003 to 2017, Lavorato coached football and taught English and Drama at Sacred Heart School in Atherton, California.[1][2] He led the varsity football team to win five Central Coast Section (CCS) titles.[3] In 2017, Lavorato took over as head coach at The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, California.[4] In his second year he guided the varsity team to their first CCS title in football.[5] Lavorato previously taught in Alberta and served as the Edmonton Eskimos' Defensive Line Coach in 1995.[1][6]
^ ab"Football - Varsity". Sacred Heart Schools - Atherton. SHS Atherton. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^"High school football: Pete Lavorato leaves Sacred Heart Prep for The King's Academy". The Mercury News. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^Mazeika, Vytas (November 28, 2018). "CCS football playoffs: What do half of finalists share in common?". The San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^Sports, Glenn Reeves/Palo Alto Online. "Lavorato leaving Sacred Heart Prep for TKA football job". Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^"CCS football: Lux gains over 300 yards as The King's Academy wins Division V title". The Mercury News. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^"All-Time Coaches". Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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v t e Edmonton Eskimos 66th Grey Cup champions 1 Warren Moon 7 PeteLavorato 8 Hank Ilesic 10 Bruce Lemmerman 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 15 Stu...
v t e Edmonton Eskimos 66th Grey Cup champions 1 Warren Moon 7 PeteLavorato 8 Hank Ilesic 10 Bruce Lemmerman 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 15 Stu...
v t e Edmonton Eskimos 66th Grey Cup champions 1 Warren Moon 7 PeteLavorato 8 Hank Ilesic 10 Bruce Lemmerman 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 15 Stu...
v t e Edmonton Eskimos 69th Grey Cup champions 1 Warren Moon 7 PeteLavorato 8 Hank Ilesic 9 Brian Broomell 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh 15 Stu...
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v t e Edmonton Eskimos 63rd Grey Cup champions 7 PeteLavorato 8 Wayne Matherne 10 Bruce Lemmerman 11 Garry Lefebvre 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh...
v t e Edmonton Eskimos 63rd Grey Cup champions 7 PeteLavorato 8 Wayne Matherne 10 Bruce Lemmerman 11 Garry Lefebvre 12 Tom Wilkinson 13 Larry Highbaugh...