He was a running back and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins (1981-1983, 1985).
[2] He was a high school All-American who received scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Boston College, Duke, Purdue, Penn State, and Virginia.
[4][5] Vigorito was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round, 138th overall pick, of the 1981 NFL draft.
[2] He nearly signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, who offered him more money, but he opted to play for Don Shula.
He won the Tommy Fitzgerald Award as the Dolphins' outstanding rookie in training camp.