Here is an article on the 1991 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie Jon Volpe. He went on to become a self-made millionaire, not as a football player but as a mortgage broker.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Curre ... ?oid=53316
Article on ex-Lion Jon Volpe
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TheLionKing
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A very good feel story. Good for Volpe 
I can't believe how this article -- which details a long list of hardships that life has thrown at Jon Volpe -- somehow forgot to mention his brief stint with the Las Vegas Posse 
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Great article, full of incite Robbie, and thanks for invoking his precious memories!
The one thing I remember about Jon Volpe was his nose for the goal line.
If the Lions were anywhere near the red zone, then Volpe could literally smell 6 points, and there was very few times that opposing defenses could do to stop him from scoring at will.
I used to call him "the bowling ball", as he would more often than not scatter defending linebackers, and halfbacks like tenpins in a strike.
He was extremely exciting to watch.
The one thing I remember about Jon Volpe was his nose for the goal line.
If the Lions were anywhere near the red zone, then Volpe could literally smell 6 points, and there was very few times that opposing defenses could do to stop him from scoring at will.
I used to call him "the bowling ball", as he would more often than not scatter defending linebackers, and halfbacks like tenpins in a strike.
He was extremely exciting to watch.
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Lions_Fan_4_Life
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I knew there was a Volpe who played for the Lions and for the past 6 months I thought it was Joe Volpe in the Liberal Leadership Convention :lol: :lol:
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