Superior Heights senior football program is hosting the Rocky Dipietro Football Fundraising Dinner to help cover expenses for the 2022 high school football season on June 13th at 7:00 p.m at the Marconi Event Centre in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.

Rocky was a former Canadian Football League receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. During his 14-year career as a slotback and wide receiver, DiPietro became the CFL’s all-time pass reception leader in 1989 and had a career total of 706 receptions for 9,762 yards and 45 touchdowns. Rocky retired in 1991 after starring in four Grey Cup games, winning it in 1986. He was named to the Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour in 1994, and inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

After a junior and senior football career, the Sault Ste. Marie native went on to a brilliant all-star CFL career. He was inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997 after playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He retired after the 1991 season with numerous awards and honours, which include: All-Eastern All-Star, All-Canadian All-Star, Most Outstanding Canadian Player Award, Lew Hayman Trophy — Most Outstanding Canadian Player Eastern Division, Grey Cup Participation, Grey Cup Championship Team and the Tiger-cats Walk of Fame.

He is now a high school Learning Strategies/Special Education teacher and coach of the multiple championship winning football team at Lakeshore Catholic High School in Port Colborne, Ontario.

Ticket price $50.00. Doors open at 5:30 p.m followed by pasta, meatballs, bread, cutlets, salad, roast potatoes, dessert at 6:00 p.m than an evening with Rocky. Contact Paul Orazietti at poraz38@gmail.com.