Rocco Romano spent 10 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary picked him out of Concordia University 5th overall in the 1987 draft. As a guard, Romano was a divisional All-Star from 1992-1996 and was a CFL All-Star guard in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He switched to tackle at the end of his career and was named to West and CFL All-Star teams in 1999. He played 14 postseason games and appeared in the 1992, 1995, 1998 and 1999 Grey Cup games with Calgary winning in 1992 and 1998. He was Calgary's outstanding offensive lineman in 1994, 1996 and 1999, earning laurels as West nominee in 1994 and 1996. He has been involved in Calgary community causes, including the recruitment of local businesses to purchase tickets that he distributed through Rocco's Kids.