Ezio Galon
A powerful and agile Italian fullback who earned his place in the national team during a transformative era for the sport at home.
Born 1977 (age 49)·Italy international rugby union player·Birthday: July 22·Generation X
Biography
Ezio Galon emerged as a formidable presence in Italian rugby during the sport's professional dawn in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Playing primarily as a fullback or wing, he combined physical power with a sharp attacking instinct, making him a dangerous broken-field runner. His club career was spent largely with Benetton Treviso, the dominant force in Italian domestic rugby at the time, where he contributed to multiple championship victories. Galon's robust performances earned him a call-up to the Italian national team, the Azzurri, as they sought to solidify their place in the newly formed Six Nations Championship. While his cap count wasn't vast, his career coincided with a period where Italian players were proving they could compete physically and technically with the established European powers, and Galon was very much part of that proving ground.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Ezio was born in 1977, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Ezio Was Born
The biggest hits of 1977
#1 Movie
Star Wars
Best Picture
Annie Hall
#1 TV Show
Happy Days
Ezio's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1977Born
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1982Started school
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Gas: $1.22/galHome: $55,200Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Physical" — Olivia Newton-JohnBest Picture: Gandhi
1990Became a teenager
Hubble Space Telescope launched; Germany reunifies
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.80/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Hold On" — Wilson PhillipsBest Picture: Dances with Wolves
1993Could drive
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1995Could vote
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
1998Turned 21
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2007Turned 30
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 40
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 49 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Earned 10 caps for the Italian national rugby union team between 2001 and 2004.
- Won multiple Italian domestic championships (Super 10) with Benetton Treviso.
- Played in the Heineken Cup, Europe's top club competition, with Benetton Treviso.
Did You Know?
He was born in the town of Vittorio Veneto in the Treviso province.
After retiring, he remained involved in rugby as a coach at the youth and club level.
His playing weight was around 95 kilograms (209 pounds), making him a physically imposing back.
“The pitch is a battlefield, and you must be ready to fight for every meter.”
