Volpe had a difficult childhood. His father left when he was 5 years old, his mother was an alcoholic and lived on the street, and his brother went to jail several times. Jon Volpe, being only 5 feet 7 inches tall, received a football scholarship to Stanford University, where he was an all-conference running back (leading in rushing yards), earning GTE Academic All-American honors and being named a Rhodes Scholar nominee (while getting a BSc in engineering.)
Professional careeredit
He was not drafted by the NFL. However, he had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers before he headed to Canada to play for the B.C. Lions. He had a successful rookie season in 1991; rushing behind Doug Flutie (who threw for a record 6,619 yards), Volpe added 1,395 rushing yards and led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns and 20 total touchdowns. Volpe was named an All-Star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. In 1992, he added 941 yards and 13 touchdowns, and was again named an All-Star. A contract dispute meant a late start to the 1993 season and he had a generally unsuccessful season, appearing in only five games. He left the Lions after three years and 36 games.
Volpe moved to the expansion Las Vegas Posse in 1994, rushing 43 times for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns in four games. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995, but a preseason shoulder injury ended his career.
Private lifeedit
Volpe is chairman and CEO of Nova Home Loans. He is married to Heather and has a daughter, Kaylie, and a son, Trevor.
Footnotesedit
Referencesedit
Jon Volpe in the Tucson Weekly, Feb. 5, 2004
B.C. Lions Media Guide
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volpe, born, april, 1968, former, running, back, canadian, football, league, born, 1968, april, 1968, kincheloe, michigan, career, informationcfl, statusamericanposition, rbcollegestanfordcareer, historyas, player1991, 1993bc, lions1994las, vegas, possecareer,. Jon Volpe born April 17 1968 is a former running back in the Canadian Football League CFL Jon VolpeBorn 1968 04 17 April 17 1968 age 55 Kincheloe Michigan U S Career informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s RBCollegeStanfordCareer historyAs player1991 1993BC Lions1994Las Vegas PosseCareer highlights and awardsCFL All Star1991 1992 CFL s Most Outstanding Rookie Award 1991 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Private life 4 Footnotes 5 ReferencesEarly life editVolpe had a difficult childhood His father left when he was 5 years old his mother was an alcoholic and lived on the street and his brother went to jail several times Jon Volpe being only 5 feet 7 inches tall received a football scholarship to Stanford University where he was an all conference running back leading in rushing yards earning GTE Academic All American honors and being named a Rhodes Scholar nominee while getting a BSc in engineering Professional career editHe was not drafted by the NFL However he had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers before he headed to Canada to play for the B C Lions He had a successful rookie season in 1991 rushing behind Doug Flutie who threw for a record 6 619 yards Volpe added 1 395 rushing yards and led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns and 20 total touchdowns Volpe was named an All Star and won the CFL s Most Outstanding Rookie Award In 1992 he added 941 yards and 13 touchdowns and was again named an All Star A contract dispute meant a late start to the 1993 season and he had a generally unsuccessful season appearing in only five games He left the Lions after three years and 36 games Volpe moved to the expansion Las Vegas Posse in 1994 rushing 43 times for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns in four games He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995 but a preseason shoulder injury ended his career Private life editVolpe is chairman and CEO of Nova Home Loans He is married to Heather and has a daughter Kaylie and a son Trevor Footnotes editReferences editJon Volpe in the Tucson Weekly Feb 5 2004 B C Lions Media Guide nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian football running back is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jon Volpe amp oldid 1172515960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
