John Parrinello
'60
At Rochester:
- Running back and 3-year starter on the football team, earning two team MVP awards.
- AP Little All-America team in 1959 and appeared in the GEM All-Star Senior Bowl.
- Accumulated nearly 2,000 rushing yards and over 30 total touchdowns during his career.
- Helped team to 8-0 record during 1958 season, one of only two unbeaten teams in school history.
- Ranks first in team history in yards per carry (7.51) and total offense per play (7.53) while also being in the top-10 in rushing touchdowns (28), rushing yards per game (81.0), total touchdowns (31) and rushing yards (1,945).
- Louis Alexander Alumni Award winner
- Played baseball for three seasons.
- President of his senior class and Steward of his fraternity.
Post-Graduate:
- Played for U.S. Marine Corps and was MVP and 1st Team All-Marine in 1961.
- Had tryouts with the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills.
- Attended Syracuse College of Law.
- Practiced Law in Rochester from 1965 to 2022 and formed The Parrinello Law Firm, LLP.
- Has tried many high-profile cases, both civil and criminal and was listed in Best Lawyers in America from 1983 to the present.
- Has been inducted into the Aquinas, Monroe County and Section V Hall of Fame.
