| Wayne Giardino |
Full Name: Wayne Maurice Giardino
Born: November 7, 1943, Petersborough, Ontario
Died: February 16, 2021, Almonte, Ontario
School: Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach, Florida
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1964 23 FB 5-10 189 So * West Palm Beach 1965 23 FB 5-10 192 Jr * West Palm Beach 1966 23 LB 5-10 198 Sr * West Palm Beach |
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| Baseball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1965 SS 5-10 190 So * West Palm Beach |
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| Comments |
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Wayne Maurice Giardino Obituary. Published in The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Feb 20, 2021 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Wayne in the Rosamond Wing of the Almonte General Hospital. Wayne was born in Peterborough, Ontario, grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida, and has made Almonte his home since 1968. Beloved husband of Nancy, loving father of Nicole Guthrie (Mark) and David Giardino (Leigh-Anne) and proud grandfather of Ben and Jessica Guthrie and Dawson and Owen Giardino. Dear brother-in-law of Caroline von Feliltzsch of West Palm Beach, Florida. Wayne led a "football life". He was a star running back for the Florida State University Seminoles. In 1967, he joined the Ottawa Rough Riders playing both offence and defence for nine seasons. He was a three-time Grey Cup Champion (1968, 1969 and 1973). After retiring as a player he coached the Ottawa Sooners and the Ottawa University GeeGees. He was a coach and director of player personnel for the Rough Riders and the Hamilton Tiger Cats. He was a proud member of the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. In 1997, he retired from football and for fifteen years worked as
a Court Services Offocer at the Ontario Superior Court in Ottawa. He was a
truly good man, honest, loyal, trustworthy, and hard-working. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1964 4 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
1965 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
1966 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 24 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 4 | 24
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1964 4 | 70 256 3.7 3 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 262
1965 10 | 66 201 3.0 1 | 9 52 5.8 0 | 0- 1 - 1 0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 257
1966 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot 24 | 136 457 3.4 4 | 10 58 5.8 0 | 0- 1- 1 0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 519
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1964 | GP Off Def
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Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 1
Nov 7 Houston | 1
Nov 14 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 21 Florida | 1
Jan 2 Oklahoma | 1 FB
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Tot | 5 1 0
| Starts
1965 | GP Off Def
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Sep 25 Texas Christian | 1 FB
Oct 2 Baylor | 1 FB
Oct 9 Kentucky | 1 FB
Oct 16 Georgia | 1 FB
Oct 23 Alabama | 1 FB
Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 1 FB
Nov 6 Wake Forest | 1 FB
Nov 13 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 20 Houston | 1
Nov 27 Florida | 1
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Tot | 10 7 0
| Starts
1966 | GP Off Def
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Sep 17 Houston | 1 LB
Sep 24 Miami | 1 LB
Oct 8 Florida | 1 LB
Oct 15 Texas Tech | 1 LB
Oct 22 Mississippi State | 1 LLB
Oct 29 Virginia Tech | 1 LLB
Nov 5 South Carolina | 1 LLB
Nov 12 Syracuse | 1 LLB
Nov 19 Wake Forest | 1 LLB
Nov 26 Maryland | 1 LLB
Dec 24 Wyoming | 1 LLB
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Tot | 11 0 11
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Career Tot | 26 8 11
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1964 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 3 New Mexico State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 10 Kentucky | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 7 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 14 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 21 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Jan 2 *Oklahoma | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 18
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1965 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 25 Texas Christian | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 2 Baylor | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 9 Kentucky | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 16 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 23 Alabama | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 6 Wake Forest | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 13 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 20 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 27 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1966 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 24 Miami | 6 0 6 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 2- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 8 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 15 Texas Tech | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 22 Mississippi State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 12 Syracuse | 3 2 5 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 24 *Wyoming | 1 2 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 14 4 18 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1964 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 3 New Mexico State | 10 56 5.6 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 56
Oct 10 Kentucky | 6 20 3.3 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20
Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 5 12 2.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12
Nov 7 Houston | 12 37 3.1 1 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43
Nov 14 North Carolina State | 18 59 3.3 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 59
Nov 21 Florida | 19 72 3.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 72
Jan 2 *Oklahoma | 7 82 11.7 0 | 2 14 7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 96
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Tot | 70 256 3.7 3 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 262
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1965 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 25 Texas Christian | 9 19 2.1 0 | 1 10 10.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 29
Oct 2 Baylor | 10 30 3.0 0 | 2 25 12.5 0 | 0- 1- 1 0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 59
Oct 9 Kentucky | 11 36 3.3 0 | 4 16 4.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 52
Oct 16 Georgia | 17 74 4.4 0 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 76
Oct 23 Alabama | 3 4 1.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4
Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 3 11 3.7 0 | 1 -1 -1.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10
Nov 6 Wake Forest | 6 9 1.5 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9
Nov 13 North Carolina State | 3 8 2.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8
Nov 20 Houston | 3 6 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6
Nov 27 Florida | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4
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Tot | 66 201 3.0 1 | 9 52 5.8 0 | 0- 1- 1 0 0 | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 257
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1966 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 24 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 8 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 15 Texas Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 22 Mississippi State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0
Nov 12 Syracuse | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Dec 24 *Wyoming | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1965 .286 9 7 28 5 8 0 0 1 6 11 .393 1 1 2 .333 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .286 9 7 28 5 8 0 0 1 6 11 .393 1 1 2 0 .333 0 0 0 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1965
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Apr 22 Duke 8 .400 1 SS 5 1 2 2 0 1
Apr 23 North Carolina State 8 .222 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 24 North Carolina 7 .167 1 SS 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 30 Pensacola NAS 8 .313 1 SS 4 0 3 1 3 0 1
May 1 Pensacola NAS 8 .300 1 SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 3
May 7 Loyola-New Orleans 8 .273 1 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
May 8 Loyola-New Orleans 8 .280 1 3B 3 1 1 1 3 4 0 2
May 10 Georgia Southern 8 .296 1 3B 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
May 11 Georgia Southern 8 .276 1 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2
May 24 Pensacola NAS 6a .258 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
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.258 10 9 31 5 8 0 0 1 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
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