Overview
- AC Milan, Inter and the Italian Football Federation issued official condolences honoring his legacy.
- Buffon kept goal for Milan from 1950 to 1960, winning five Serie A titles during the Gre-No-Li era.
- He later played for Genoa, Inter and Fiorentina, earned 15 Italy caps and took part in the 1962 World Cup.
- Nicknamed “Tenaglia” for his grip, he was selected alongside Lev Yashin for a FIFA All-Star team in the 1960s.
- He was a distant relative of Gianluigi Buffon and was previously married to television personality Edy Campagnoli.