Peter Laudati

Peter A. Laudati was a sports promoter and a part-owner of the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League.

He was instrumental in bringing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to play an exhibition game at Kinsley Park during their 1927 post-season barnstorming tour.

[1] Laudati established the Steam Roller football team in 1916 with James Dooley and Charles Coppen.

According to a Steam Roller cash book, kept by Laudati in 1927, that was donated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by Ray Monaco, who also played with the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Rams, after a November 8 game against the New York Giants, brought a total intake of $9,911.51.

Added to a $1,000 loan received from Laudati a day earlier, that gave the team a balance of nearly $11,000, more than enough to cover the game's expenses of $5,840.64.