ANTHONY J. CAVALLO

ANTHONY J. CAVALLO

Induction

1999

Graduation

1934

Sport

FOOTBALL

Everyone familiar with Weymouth High School football history has heard of fabulous Hall of Famer, Frank Cavallo. But back in the early 1930s, Frank's older brother Tony played football for Weymouth in the relative obscurity created by losing records.

However, to opponents Tony was anything but obscure. Patterning himself after college A11-Americas like Gomer Jones of Ohio State and Mutt Ray of Dartmouth, who introduced the roving linebacker concept, Tony became a defensive terror.

Making up for lack of size with quickness and toughness, Tony met ball-carriers headon with jarring tackles. No outstanding young coach like Harry Arlanson had yet arrived at Weymouth, so Tony's efforts went largely unappreciated except by team-mates and students of football. On offense his center snaps of five and six yards in the single wingback formation were regularly accurate.

In addition to his three years of football at Weymouth, Tony was on the golf, wrestling, baseball and track teams. He also served as Varsity Club treasurer in his senior yrar.

After high school, Tony prepped a year at Perkiomen in Pennsylvania.

His athletic career there earned him a spot in the school's Hall of Fame.

He matriculated at Lafayette College and after shifting to halfback led his tean to an undefeated 1938 season. His outstanding play earned Tony Little All-America honors. He also captained the Lafayette baseball and hockey teams.

Tony served in World War II in Gen. George Patton's Third Army infan-try. Upon his return from European Theater service, he went into coaching.

While attending George Washington University Law School, he also served as a football assistant coach. One of his prize pupils was his brother Frank.

Married in 1943 to Betty Brashear, Tony has one daughter and three grandchildren. He does volunteer work in Bisbee, Arizona and plays golf regularly.