Mike Gilmartin

Born on May 24th in Hyannis, MA, lived in Chatham, MA until he was 4. Raised in Ft. Myers, FL- played at Estero High School. Was a 3 year starter, All District, All State Lineman, All Area, & All Conference. Started the Lee County All Star Game. In 2001 he blocked for a RB who ran for over 1300 yds and a QB, who set the school record for over 2000 yds in a single season.

Was recruited by South Carolina, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, University of Florida, University of Miami, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Central Florida, Purdue, Boston College, Princeton, and Syracuse. Initially he verbally committed to South Carolina to play under Lou Holtz and Dave DeGuglielmo- but later signed with Coach Schiano at Rutgers University.

At Rutgers he was a 4 year letterwinner. He was a 4 year All Big East Academic. Played Right Tackle, Right Guard, Left Guard & Center as well as Special Teams. He went to 4 Bowl games while at Rutgers (Insight, Texas, International, and PapaJohns.com) and won 3 bowl games.

He was involved with what many consider the "greatest years" of Rutgers Football. In 2004, Rutgers went 4-7, 6th in the Big East. In 2005, Rutgers went 7-5, and was 3rd in the Big East and saw their way to the Insight Bowl. 2006, they saw one of their best seasons as they went 11-2 & tied for 2nd in Big East. They went to the Texas Bowl and won. 2007, they went 8-5, tied for 5th in Big East and went to the Internation Bowl. They won the International Bowl as well. 2008, they went 8-5 and tied for 2nd in the Big East- they made their way down to Alabama for PapaJohns.com Bowl and won there as well.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football<ref>

He graduated from Rutgers in December 2008 with a 3.264 GPA and a BA in American Studies.

Mike did not participate in Pro Day his senior year. He took a year off from football and came back to Pro Day at Rutgers University in March 2010. He got looks from scouts- but his time away from the field was questioned. He participated in UFL tryouts and even went to Alabama for workouts with the Vipers, and AFL team.

He signed with Philadelphia Soul, an Arena Team in November 2010. http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/home.cfm