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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1956-09-19)September 19, 1956 (age 69) Valdosta,Georgia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia |
| NFL draft | 1978: 10 / Pick 271 (By theChicago Bears)th round |
| Career history | |
| 1978–1987 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1988 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) | |
Benjamin Ray Zambiasi (born August 19, 1956) is a formerlinebacker for theUniversity of Georgia and in theCanadian Football League (CFL).
Zambiasi was born inValdosta,Georgia, and attended high school atMount de Sales Academy inMacon playing on three state championship football teams there.[1] He played for theGeorgia Bulldogs from 1974 to 1977.[2] While at Georgia Zambiasi led the Bulldogs with 467 career tackles tackling 173 in 1977.[3] He later graduated from theUniversity of Georgia in 1980 with aBachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree. He was drafted by theNFL'sChicago Bears in the 10th round, 271st overall, in 1978, but ended up coming toCanada after training camp.[4]
Zambiasi played 10 years with theHamilton Tiger-Cats (1978–1987) and one year with theToronto Argonauts (1988).[2][5] He played in 4Grey Cup games winning one championship in the74th Grey Cup. He won theCFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1979 and was an all star 8 times.[6] He was selected to the University of Georgia Bulldogs' Team of the Century and theHamilton Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour in 2002. He was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[2] In 2014 Zambiasi was inducted into the Georgia-Florida game Hall of Fame.[7]
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