Richard Darrell Shatto was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts.
16 Facts About Dick Shatto
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Dick Shatto served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the club ended.
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Dick Shatto's playing career with the Argos lasted twelve seasons, from 1954 to 1965.
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Dick Shatto was one of the most productive players in the CFL and for a team that made the playoffs only three times during his career: 1955,1960, and 1961.
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Dick Shatto was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Dick Shatto held the record for most career touchdowns with 91, of which 39 were rushing and 52 were receiving; his 91 career touchdowns is the eighth highest in league history.
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Dick Shatto was the all-time leader for the most combined yardage with 13,642 yards that came on 1322 carries and 466 receptions.
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Dick Shatto never surpassed 1,000 yards in a season either rushing or receiving.
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Dick Shatto's 6,958 rushing yards remains to this day an Argonaut team record and at the end of his career he was sixth all-time.
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Dick Shatto provided the Argos with 16 100-yard rushing games.
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Dick Shatto led the Eastern Conference in receptions in 1962,1963 and 1964.
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Dick Shatto was named to the league's all-star squad in 1963 and 1964.
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Dick Shatto was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1975 and spent a year as the Argos team general manager in 1978.
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Dick Shatto was married to Lynne Shatto, whom he met when she was a cheer leader before the couple moved to Florida and had five children.
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Dick Shatto died on February 4,2003, from lung cancer, in New Port Richey, Florida.
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Dick Shatto's ashes were spread over the site of old Exhibition Stadium.