Career
A 6"4" forward/guard, Palazzi played at the College of the Holy Cross in the 1950s. Palazzi was selected by the Boston Celtics with the fifth pick of the 1954 National Basketball Association Draft. He coached the Holy Cross women"s team from 1980 to 1985, going 103-28 as coach.
He coached them to a National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Division I Basketball Tournament appearance in his final year, the first ever appearance by the women"s team
He now gives speeches at basketball camps for young adults interested in basketball. Along with conducting area speeches he is the camp director of the Togo Palazzi/Sterling Recreation Basketball Camp in Sterling, Massachusetts.