Primo Villanueva

Primo Villanueva

Villanueva, circa 1953
Born:	(1931-12-02) December 2, 1931 (age 93) Tucumcari, New Mexico, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback
College	UCLA
Career history
As player
1955–1960	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1954) Second-team All-American (1954) First-team All-PCC (1954)

Primo Villanueva (born December 2, 1931) is an American former gridiron football player. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), leading the led the national championship 1954 UCLA Bruins football team in total offense. He subsequently played for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). After his football career ended, Villanueva became a successful restaurateur in Vancouver, British Columbia.