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Phil Villapiano
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Date of birth	February 26, 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Long Branch, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
US college	Bowling Green State
NFL draft	1971 / round: 2 / pick: 45
Career history
As player
1971-1979	Oakland Raiders
1980-1983	Buffalo Bills
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	4
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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Philip James Villapiano (born February 26, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey) is a former American football linebacker who played 13 season in the NFL.

Early life

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

Career

He was AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1971, All-NFL in 1975 and 1976, and All-AFC from 1972-1976. Phil also played in four Pro Bowls and was a member of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team. 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.

Personal life

Phil is married and has three children; Andrea, Phil, and Michael. Michael is a QB at Brown University.

Phil has been in the International Logistics business for more than thirty years, starting during offseasons while playing with the Raiders. Currently, Phil provides logistics solutions for domestic and international companies as Vice President of Sales for Odyssey Logistics & Technology, a global logistics leader, based in Danbury, CT.^{[citation needed]}

Following Hurricane Sandy, Phil and his friends founded The Foundation to Save the Jersey Shore, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to raise funds and direct resources to assist homeowners and businesses in Monmouth and Ocean Counties at the Jersey Shore (www.savethejerseyshore.org and www.facebook.com/helpsjs). As a National Vice President with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Phil founded the annual Phil Villapiano Field of Hope Gala which raised over $3 million over 16 years for research being done at ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) to find a cure for ALS. In 2002, he received “The Jimmy V Don’t Ever Give Up Award” from the Jimmy Valvano Foundation for the inspiration he gives to others.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Phil Villapiano, 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."

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[1] Phil Villapiano, 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."

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-'''Philip James Villapiano''' (born February 26, 1949 in [[Long Branch, New Jersey]]) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played 13 season in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. He was AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1971, All-NFL in 1975 and 1976, and All-AFC from 1972-1976.  Phil also played in four [[Pro Bowl]]s and was a member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] [[Super Bowl XI]] winning team. 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.
+'''Philip James Villapiano''' (born February 26, 1949 in [[Long Branch, New Jersey]]) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played 13 season in the [[National Football League|NFL]].
+==Early life==
 Villapiano played college football at [[Bowling Green State University]], and [[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]].<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VILLAPHI01 Phil Villapiano], database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Harvin, Al. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D12FD3C54137A93C0A8178AD85F478785F9 "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>  While at Bowling Green, he was Mid-America Conference Player of the Year.
+==Career==
+He was AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1971, All-NFL in 1975 and 1976, and All-AFC from 1972-1976.  Phil also played in four [[Pro Bowl]]s and was a member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] [[Super Bowl XI]] winning team. 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.
+==Personal life==
 Phil is married and has three children; Andrea, Phil, and Michael.  Michael is a QB at Brown University.
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