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Interceptions:	11
Touchdowns:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Phil Villapiano
No. 41
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 26, 1949 (age 75); Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Ocean Township (Ocean Township, New Jersey)
College:	Bowling Green
NFL draft:	1971 / round: 2 / pick: 45
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (1971–1979); Buffalo Bills (1980–1983);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XI); 4× Pro Bowl (1973–1976);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	11
Touchdowns:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Philip James Villapiano (born February 26, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons.

Early life

Villapiano played high school football at both Asbury Park High School and Ocean Township High School in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He played college football at Bowling Green State University, and while there was selected as Mid-America Conference Player of the Year.^[1]^[2]

Career

1971 AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year
1975 & 1976 All-NFL Pro Bowl
1972-1976 All-AFC Pro Bowl
1976 Member of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team

Villapiano was known for his pass coverage and his long friendship with Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame inductee Franco Harris and was a defender in one of the top plays in the history of the NFL, in 1972, a play known as the "Immaculate Reception". Villapiano was the linebacker assigned to cover Franco Harris during that play on December 23, 1972.^[3]

One of the fastest linebackers of his era, Villapiano specialized in making big plays - none bigger than his momentum changing goal-line tackle against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, where he forced the fumble that was recovered by Willie Hall.^[4]

In March 2018, Villapiano was inducted into the Reese's Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. The next month Phil was voted as the Jersey Shore's Greatest Sports Personality Winner. Phil Villapiano was also selected as a 2019 Senior Class candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Phil has three children; Andrea, Phil, and Michael. Michael was a quarterback at Brown University.^[5] Phil's wife, Susan, died of breast cancer on November 22, 2016.^[6]

His nephew Joe Villapiano is a college football coach and has been the offensive coordinator at Cornell University since 2017.

Activities after playing career

In January 2018, Phil was recognized as a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. Later, in March 2018, Phil was named to the Hall of Fame for the College Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL. Later in the summer of 2018, Phil was named as the greatest sports personality for the Jersey Shore in a month long contest that included some of the most prolific names in New Jersey's outstanding sports history. As a 2019 Senior Class candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Villapiano has achieved acknowledgement as a solid finalist and is considered a strong candidate for future induction.

In March 2018, Villapiano joined with former NFL stars Harry Carson and Nick Buoniconti to support a parent initiative called Flag Football Under 14, which recommends no tackle football below that age out of a concern for the brain health of the young players. He said, "At some point, those of us who have had success in this game must speak up to protect both football players and the future of the game, and supporting 'Flag Football Under 14' is our best way to do that."^[7]

Phil was inducted into the Italian Hall of Fame and is a candidate for induction into the NJ State Hall of Fame.

The Villapiano Fan Club consists of members all across the country run by his family and close friends, are always hosting events during Raiders season.

Phil has also been actively involved in many philanthropic causes such as Save the Jersey Shore post Hurricane Sandy, an executive in the Jimmy V foundation, and numerous programs in his local community of Rumson, NJ and at his alma mater, Bowling Green State University. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Bowling Green State University Football, Villapiano and nine other former BGSU football players were inducted into the university's Cast of Honor, recognizing the "Best of the Best" by hanging their names and numbers in Doyt L. Perry Stadium.

References

^ Phil Villapiano, "Phil Villapiano Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2007., database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.
^ Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."
^ Bouchette, Ed (September 23, 2012). "Phil Villapiano: No whining from him". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ Izenberg, Jerry (February 4, 2017). "One Raiders star walked the walk with the gift of his Super Bowl ring". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "#17: Michael Villapiano". Brown University Athletics. 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Villapiano, Susan Penrod". Madison.com. November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ Former NFLers call for end to tackle football for kids, CNN, Nadia Kounang, March 1, 2018.

External links

Jax, Jim (April 30, 2018). "Oakland Raiders great Phil Villapiano; a Hall of Fame man, living a Hall of Fame Life". jimjax4 [blog].
"Phil Villapiano". National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
Phil Villapiano. "Interview with Raiders Great, new Senior Bowl Hall of Famer Phil Villapiano". Silver and Black Pride [blog] (Interview). Interviewed by Linebacker41.

[1] Phil Villapiano, "Phil Villapiano Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2007., database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.

[2] Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."

[3] Bouchette, Ed (September 23, 2012). "Phil Villapiano: No whining from him". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[4] Izenberg, Jerry (February 4, 2017). "One Raiders star walked the walk with the gift of his Super Bowl ring". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[5] "#17: Michael Villapiano". Brown University Athletics. 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[6] "Villapiano, Susan Penrod". Madison.com. November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[7] Former NFLers call for end to tackle football for kids, CNN, Nadia Kounang, March 1, 2018.

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-* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XI|XI]])
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-'''Philip James Villapiano''' (born February 26, 1949) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played 13 seasons in the [[National Football League|NFL]].
+'''Philip James Villapiano''' (born February 26, 1949) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for 13 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green Falcons]].
 ==Early life==
-Villapiano played  [[high school football]] at both [[Asbury Park High School]] and [[Ocean Township High School]] in [[Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County, New Jersey]].  He played college football at [[Bowling Green State University]], and while there was selected as Mid-America Conference Player of the Year.<ref>Phil Villapiano,  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007033750/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VILLAPHI01 |date=2008-10-07 }}, database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Harvin, Al. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/12/archives/an-offseason-game-new-jersey-sports.html "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."</ref>
+Villapiano played  [[high school football]] at both [[Asbury Park High School]] and [[Ocean Township High School]] in [[Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County, New Jersey]].  He played college football at [[Bowling Green State University]], and while there was selected as Mid-America Conference Player of the Year.<ref>Phil Villapiano,  {{Cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VILLAPHI01 |title=Phil Villapiano Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |access-date=2007-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007033750/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VILLAPHI01 |archive-date=2008-10-07 }}, database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Harvin, Al. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/12/archives/an-offseason-game-new-jersey-sports.html "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."</ref>
 ==Career==
-- 1971 AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year
+*1971 AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year
-- 1975 & 1976 All-NFL Pro Bowl
+*1975 & 1976 All-NFL Pro Bowl
-- 1972-1976 All-AFC Pro Bowl
+*1972-1976 All-AFC Pro Bowl
-- 1976 Member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] [[Super Bowl XI]] winning team
+*1976 Member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] [[Super Bowl XI]] winning team
-Known for his coverage and long time friendship to Steelers Hall of Fame inductee Franco Harris in one of the top plays in the history of the NFL, in 1972, a play known as the “Immaculate Reception.”
+Villapiano was known for his pass coverage and his long friendship with Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame inductee [[Franco Harris]] and was a defender in one of the top plays in the history of the NFL, in 1972, a play known as the "[[Immaculate Reception]]". Villapiano was the linebacker assigned to cover Franco Harris during that play on December 23, 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2012/09/23/Phil-Villapiano-No-whining-from-him/stories/201209230246 |title=Phil Villapiano: No whining from him |author=Bouchette, Ed |date=September 23, 2012 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
-One of the fastest linebackers of his era, Phil specialized in making big plays - none bigger than his momentum changing goal-line tackle against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, where he forced the fumble that was recovered by Willie Hall.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/02/one_raiders_star_walked_the_walk_with_the_gift_of.html |title=One Raiders star walked the walk with the gift of his Super Bowl ring |author=Izenberg, Jerry |date=February 4, 2017 |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> Villapiano was the linebacker assigned to cover Franco Harris during the [[Immaculate Reception]] on December 23, 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2012/09/23/Phil-Villapiano-No-whining-from-him/stories/201209230246 |title=Phil Villapiano: No whining from him |author=Bouchette, Ed |date=September 23, 2012 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>
+One of the fastest linebackers of his era, Villapiano specialized in making big plays - none bigger than his momentum changing goal-line tackle against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, where he forced the fumble that was recovered by Willie Hall.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/02/one_raiders_star_walked_the_walk_with_the_gift_of.html |title=One Raiders star walked the walk with the gift of his Super Bowl ring |author=Izenberg, Jerry |date=February 4, 2017 |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
-In March 2018, Villapiano was inducted into the Reese’s Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. The next month Phil was voted as the “Jersey Shore’s Greatest Sports Personality” Winner.  Phil Villapiano was also selected as a 2019 Senior Class candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In July 2019, Villapiano was notified that he was selected into the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame for his work on and off of the field. Weeks later, Phil Villapiano became a candidate for the NJSIAA Hall of Fame where the results will be announced this fall.
+In March 2018, Villapiano was inducted into the Reese's Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. The next month Phil was voted as the Jersey Shore's Greatest Sports Personality Winner.  Phil Villapiano was also selected as a 2019 Senior Class candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 ==Personal life==
-Phil has three children; Andrea, Phil, and Michael.  Michael was a quarterback at Brown University.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://brownbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2510 |title=#17: Michael Villapiano |date=2016 |publisher=Brown University Athletics |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> Phil's wife, Susan, died of breast cancer on November 22, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://madison.com/news/local/obituaries/villapiano-susan-penrod/article_21a3bf57-afac-5c2f-95a6-c0344fe25176.html |title=Villapiano, Susan Penrod |date=November 25, 2016 |newspaper=Madison.com |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>
+Phil has three children; Andrea, Phil, and Michael.  Michael was a quarterback at Brown University.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://brownbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2510 |title=#17: Michael Villapiano |date=2016 |publisher=Brown University Athletics |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> Phil's wife, Susan, died of breast cancer on November 22, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://madison.com/news/local/obituaries/villapiano-susan-penrod/article_21a3bf57-afac-5c2f-95a6-c0344fe25176.html |title=Villapiano, Susan Penrod |date=November 25, 2016 |newspaper=Madison.com |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
+His nephew Joe Villapiano is a college football coach and has been the offensive coordinator at [[Cornell University]] since 2017.
 ==Activities after playing career==
-In January 2018, Phil was recognized as a candidate for the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.  He achieved acknowledgement as a solid finalist and again is considered a strong candidate for induction in the Class of 2020 as part of the NFL’s 100th Anniversary celebration.  Later, in March 2018, Phil was named to the Hall of Fame for the College Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL.  Later in the summer of 2018, Phil was named as the greatest sports personality for the Jersey Shore in a month long contest that included some of the most prolific names in New Jersey’s outstanding sports history.
+In January 2018, Phil was recognized as a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. Later, in March 2018, Phil was named to the Hall of Fame for the College Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL.  Later in the summer of 2018, Phil was named as the greatest sports personality for the Jersey Shore in a month long contest that included some of the most prolific names in New Jersey's outstanding sports history. As a 2019 Senior Class candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Villapiano has achieved acknowledgement as a solid finalist and is considered a strong candidate for future induction.
 In March 2018, Villapiano joined with former NFL stars [[Harry Carson]] and [[Nick Buoniconti]] to support a parent initiative called Flag Football Under 14, which recommends no tackle football below that age out of a concern for the brain health of the young players.  He said, "At some point, those of us who have had success in this game must speak up to protect both football players and the future of the game, and supporting 'Flag Football Under 14' is our best way to do that."<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/health/nfl-no-tackle-football-kids/index.html Former NFLers call for end to tackle football for kids], CNN, Nadia Kounang, March 1, 2018.</ref>
 Phil was inducted into the Italian Hall of Fame and is a candidate for induction into the NJ State Hall of Fame.
 The Villapiano Fan Club consists of members all across the country run by his family and close friends, are always hosting events during Raiders season.
-Phil has also been actively involved in many philanthropic causes such as Save the Jersey Shore post Hurricane Sandy, an executive in the Jimmy V foundation, and numerous programs in his local community of Rumson, NJ and at his alma mater, Bowling Green State University.
+Phil has also been actively involved in many philanthropic causes such as Save the Jersey Shore post [[Hurricane Sandy]], an executive in the Jimmy V foundation, and numerous programs in his local community of Rumson, NJ and at his alma mater, Bowling Green State University. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Bowling Green State University Football, Villapiano and nine other former BGSU football players were inducted into the university's Cast of Honor, recognizing the "Best of the Best" by hanging their names and numbers in [[Doyt Perry Stadium|Doyt L. Perry Stadium]].
 ==References==
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 * {{cite web |url=https://jimjax4.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/oakland-raiders-great-phil-villapiano-a-hall-of-fame-man-living-a-hall-of-fame-life/ |title=Oakland Raiders great Phil Villapiano; a Hall of Fame man, living a Hall of Fame Life |author=Jax, Jim |date=April 30, 2018 |website=jimjax4 [blog]}}
 * {{cite web |url=http://www.niashf.org/inductees/phil-villapiano/ |title=Phil Villapiano |website=National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame}}
-* {{cite interview |url=https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2018/3/23/17157836/in-interview-with-raider-great-phil-villapiano |title=Interview with Raiders Great, new Senior Bowl Hall of Famer Phil Villapiano |interviewer=Linebacker41 |subject=Phil Villapiano |website=Silver and Black Pride [blog]}}
+* {{cite interview |url=https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2018/3/23/17157836/in-interview-with-raider-great-phil-villapiano |title=Interview with Raiders Great, new Senior Bowl Hall of Famer Phil Villapiano |interviewer=((Linebacker41)) |subject=Phil Villapiano |website=Silver and Black Pride [blog]}}
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