Russ Romano has a long and impressive list accomplishments on his resume and he'll add another one tonight when Batavia Downs honors him as the "Italian-American" of 2013. Romano will join past award winners including Joe Gerace, Chuck Zambito, Ray Cianfrini, Joe Teresi and Charles Ruffino. He'll be honored in the winner's circle after the seventh race tonight.

To say Romano his a diverse resume would be an understatement. His athletic career included being a professional steer wrestler in the International Rodeo Association of Pauls Valley, Okla. He was a linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League and also coached at Brockport State and Rochester Institute of Technology.

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