Mario DeMarco

Mario Joseph DeMarco (July 24, 1924 – December 9, 1956) was an American college football, National Football League (NFL), and professional Canadian football player, and was one of 62 people who died on Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, on December 9, 1956.

Raised in Boonton, New Jersey, DeMarco started at offensive lineman for four seasons at Boonton High School before graduating in 1945. In 1996, he was a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the school's hall of fame.

DeMarco played professionally as an offensive lineman for the NFL's Detroit Lions in 1949, before joining the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union for two seasons beginning in 1951. DeMarco joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1953, and was a member of the team for four years until the time of his death.

Legacy Since 1957, in memory of DeMarco and his teammate Mel Becket, the WIFU and its successor, the Canadian Football League, have annually awarded the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy to the most outstanding lineman in the West Division.