He was noted for his outrageous afro haircut[1] and because of this was considered one of the real characters of the game.
[4] In 1972 he won the Morrish Medal which was awarded to the player voted best and fairest in the VFL 19s.
In 1973 he won the Gardiner Medal which was awarded to the best and fairest player as adjudged by field umpires in the reserves competition.
[5] In 1977 he moved Western Australia to play for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), but returned to Carlton in 1978.
[6] Catoggio moved to Melbourne in 1981 as part of a deal that recruited Greg Wells to Carlton[7] and played nine games over two years.