Peter Pianto was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League and the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian National Football League and later coached Geelong, replacing teammate Bob Davis.
10 Facts About Peter Pianto
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Peter Pianto played 121 games and kicked 144 goals over seven years with the Cats, mainly playing as a rover and he was a premiership player with Geelong in 1951 and 1952.
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Peter Pianto polled well in the Brownlow Medal counts, finishing fourth in 1952 and second in 1956.
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Peter Pianto played for Victoria nine times and won the club best and fairest in 1953.
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Peter Pianto is a member of the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame and Team of the Century.
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In 1970 Peter Pianto was appointed State coach for the VFL's interstate matches against South Australia and Western Australia.
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Peter Pianto was a brilliant premiership player, and later he coached the club and took is to the 1967 grand final.
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Peter Pianto was a warm and friendly man and was popular with everyone associated with the club.
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Peter Pianto's former teammates, those that played under him when he was a coach and all that came in contact with him through the tours he conducted were touched in some way by him.
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Peter Pianto will be sadly missed and we offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this sad time.