Art Luppino

American football player

Art Luppino
Arizona Wildcats – No. 22
Position	Tailback
Personal information
Born:	c. 1934
Career history
College	Arizona
Career highlights and awards
2× NCAA rushing leader (1954, 1955) Arizona Wildcats Jersey No. 22 retired

Arthur Luppino (born c. 1934), also known as "the Cactus Comet", was an American football player. He grew up in La Jolla, California, and played college football for the Arizona Wildcats football team.^[1]^[2]^[3] He twice led the NCAA major colleges in rushing yardage with 1,359 rushing yards in 1954 and 1,313 rushing yards in 1955.^[4]^[5] In 1954, he also broke the NCAA modern-era single-season scoring record with 166 points.^[6]

Luppino became a school teacher in San Diego, retiring in the mid-90s. He also owned a martial arts studio and a gun shop.^[7]

References

^ "Luppino Enjoying 1954 Grid Season". The Brownsville Herald. October 7, 1954. p. A4.
^ Abe Chanin (September 4, 1955). "He's Football's Marked Man (part 1)". Albuquerque Journal.
^ Abe Chanin (September 4, 1955). "He's Football's Marked Man (part 2)". Albuquerque Journal.
^ "Luppino Gets Rushing Title". Alton Evening Telegraph. December 8, 1954. p. 22.
^ "Welsh, Luppino Win Offense Titles". Corpus Christi Times. December 7, 1955. p. 11B.
^ "Arizona's Luppino Top Collegiate Grid Scorer". Monroe (La) News-Star. December 8, 1954. p. 21.(breaking Reynold's modern-day scoring record; 4th all time behind Kim Leech in 1920 (210), Jim Thorpe in 1912 (198 points), and Neno dePrato in 1915 (188 points))
^ Hansen, Greg (20 July 2021). "Hansen's Hundred, No. 42: Art Luppino's incandescent career made national headlines". tucson.com.