databasefootball years draftedround birth_place teams article_title position birth_date probowls number draftedpick college name draftedyear
villaphi01 1971-1979 1980-1983 2 long branch , new jersey oakland raiders buffalo bills phil villapiano
 linebacker 26 february 1949 4 41 45 bowling green state phil villapiano 1971
phil villapiano

philip james villapiano -lrb- born february 26 , 1949 in long branch , new jersey -rrb- is a former american football linebacker who played 13 season in the 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 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 .
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 .
while at bowling green , he was mid-america conference player of the year .
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. .
following hurricane sandy , phil and his friends founded the foundation to save the jersey shore , a 501 -lrb- c -rrb- -lrb- 3 -rrb- nonprofit to raise funds and direct resources to assist homeowners and businesses in monmouth and ocean counties at the jersey shore -lrb- www.savethejerseyshore.org and www.facebook.com/helpsjs -rrb- .
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 -lrb- als tdi -rrb- to find a cure for als .
in 2002 , he received `` the jimmy v do n't ever give up award '' from the jimmy valvano foundation for the inspiration he gives to others .
