Frank Cosentino was born on May 22,1937 and is a former Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League and a former head coach in University football.
15 Facts About Frank Cosentino
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Frank Cosentino played professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts for ten years where he was a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 1963 and 1965.
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Frank Cosentino was head coach of the Western Mustangs football team for five years where he led the team to two Vanier Cup wins in 1971 and 1974 before completing his coaching career with the York Yeomen.
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Frank Cosentino attracted offers from the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Braves and Kansas City Athletics.
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Frank Cosentino played Junior and senior intercounty baseball with Hamilton teams.
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Frank Cosentino was a noted fastball pitcher and played basketball through his years at Cathedral High School and one year with the University of Western Ontario Mustangs baseball team.
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Frank Cosentino had offers from universities in Canada and the United States but decided on the University of Western Ontario where he graduated in Honours Business Administration in 1960.
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Frank Cosentino was drafted fifth overall in the first found in the 1960 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Frank Cosentino was with Hamilton from 1960 to 1966 where he was primarily a backup behind Bernie Faloney and later Joe Zuger.
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Frank Cosentino played in five Grey Cup games, winning championships in 1963 and 1965.
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Frank Cosentino had a reduced role with Edmonton in 1968 and then joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 1969 season.
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Frank Cosentino finished his career after the 1969 season, playing in 141 regular season games and starting in 41, posting 20 wins, 19 losses, and two ties in that span.
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Frank Cosentino completed 482 passes out of 996 attempts for 7,678 passing yards with 53 touchdowns and 66 interceptions.
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Frank Cosentino is known for authoring eighteen books, three of which are on Canadian football, mostly on the history of sport in Canada.
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Frank Cosentino is a member of Halls of Fame at McMaster, York, Western, Ontario University Athletics and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.