Rocco A. Pirro (June 30, 1916 – January 26, 1995) was an American football player and politician.

He was a fullback for The Catholic University of America and played in the 1940 Sun Bowl, where he was described as "5-foot 10-inch and 185-pound Arizona jackrabbit.

[2] Pirro was a professional American football Guard who played from 1940 to 1941 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and from 1946 to 1949 with the Buffalo Bills.

[3] During World War II, Pirro served in the United States Navy.

[6] Pirro died on January 26, 1995, in Syracuse, New York, at the Van Duyn Home and Hospital.