Santa Clara University

Filizetti was the top rusher as a halfback for Santa Clara football, holding the record for the longest punt return for a touchdown (88 yards vs. UC Santa Barbara in 1964). He is one of several Bronco alumni who were instrumental in planning and fundraising for the 9,500-square-foot weight room in SCU’s Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center. The weight room was named the Filizetti-McPherson Weight Room, after Filizetti’s father, John, and Bill McPherson ’54, a former Santa Clara and San Francisco 49ers assistant coach.