Peter Dalla Riva
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Peter Dalla Riva, born December 11, 1946, was a famous football player with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Coming from Italy in 1953, Dalla Riva played his amateur football with the Burlington Braves and Oakville Black Knights of the Canadian Junior Football League.
Starting with the Alouettes in 1968 as a tight end, he would play for a franchise record 14 seasons, until 1981, including 197 regular season games. He would catch 450 passes for 6,413 yards and scored 55 touchdowns. He played in 6 Grey Cup games, winning three of those matches. He was an all star 3 times.
Most importantly, Dalla Riva was also an excellent blocker.
His jersey number, 74, was retired by the Als on October 24, 1981. In 1993 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Dalla Riva has given much time to participating in community and charity sports events.
