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Giovanni Carmazzi
No. 19
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1977-04-14) April 14, 1977 (age 47)
Sacramento, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Carmichael (CA) Jesuit
College:Hofstra
NFL draft:2000 / round: 3 / pick: 65
Career history

Giovanni Carmazzi (born April 14, 1977) is a former American football player. He never played in a regular season NFL game but was on the roster of the San Francisco 49ers as a backup quarterback. He is an alumnus of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California. He was coached by his father, Dan Carmazzi, while playing for the Marauders. He attended Hofstra University, where he threw for over 9,000 yards and still holds most records for the quarterback position at Hofstra; these will likely stand in perpetuity as Hofstra has since dropped the football program. He was a Walter Payton Award finalist in his senior year.[1]

Pro career

Carmazzi was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (65th overall pick) of the 2000 NFL Draft (he was the 2nd quarterback taken that year). However, it was Tim Rattay—who was not selected until the seventh round of that draft—who ended up being the one to stick around and make the regular roster. Against the New England Patriots in the 2000 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Carmazzi struggled, completing only 3 of 7 passes for 19 yards in a 20–0 loss.[2] Carmazzi also spent time with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in 2001, and appeared briefly on the rosters of the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders (Canadian Football League) in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

In a 2011 ESPN documentary, it was reported that Carmazzi was then living in northern California as a farmer, yoga practioner and an owner of five goats who did not own a television.[3]

Recognition

Carmazzi was a 1999 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete while playing at Hofstra, a 1996 high school scholar-athlete honoree awarded by the Sacramento Chapter and a 1996 West Region High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is one of only four all-time NFF awardees in all three of these categories.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Giovanni Carmazzi - GoHofstra.com - The Official Website of Hofstra Pride Athletics". GoHofstra.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Fame is fleeting". CNN Sports Illustrated. July 31, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  3. ^ ""Year of the Quarterback" The Brady 6".
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