Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Description
Kappa Delta Phi brother, classmate and football teammate, Marty Rizzo, died after sustaining neck injuries when he blocked a player from Brockport State University on a kick off return in the last game of the season at home on Nov. 9, 1963. He lived in a paralyzed condition for two months and passed away after contracting pneumonia, Jan. 12, 1964 at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He was buried by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizzo, in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, in Peabody, Mass. Marty, who was an only child, was 24 years old at the time of his death.
The mystery began after Kappa brother Scott Enos ’98 visited Marty’s grave at Puritan Lawn on May 2, 2023.
Recommended Citation
Hughes, Mike (2024). A Rizzo Family Mystery. In Selections from Archives and Special Collections, Bridgewater State University. Item 8.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/selections/8