Nicolò Carosio

Nicolò Carosio (15 March 1907 – 27 September 1984) was an Italian sport journalist and commentator.

Born in Palermo, the son of a customs inspector and a Maltese pianist, Carosio graduated in law, then he decided to participate in a contest organized by radio broadcaster EIAR, winning it.

[2] After the retirement he wrote a column in the weekly comic book Topolino ("Vi parla Nicolò Carosio") and appeared as himself in the 1974 comedy film L'arbitro.

[1] In 2007, on the centenary of his birth, Poste italiane released a stamp dedicated to his memory.

[1] In 1949, due to the concomitant ceremony of the confirmation of his son, he had to renounce the trip to Lisbon with the Grande Torino, a circumstance that saved his life due to the plane of the team crashing against the Basilica di Superga during the return journey(Superga air disaster).