Matt D'Orazio

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Matt D'Orazio
Date of birth October 1, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth Elyria, Ohio
Height ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Position(s) Quarterback
College Otterbein College
Team(s)
2000
2001
2002
2003-2005
2006-present
Milwaukee Mustangs
New Jersey Gladiators
Rochester Brigade
Buffalo/Columbus Destroyers
Chicago Rush

Matthew Louis D’Orazio (born October 1, 1976 in Elyria, Ohio) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Chicago Rush in the Arena Football League.

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D'Orazio attended Saint Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, ohio, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he won All-State honors, and in basketball, he won All-Conference honors. Matthew D'Orazio graduated from Saint Frances DeSales High School in 1995.

He holds school season and career records for passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense at Otterbein College. While a player for Otterbein, he passed for 8,770 yards and 73 touchdowns while rushing for 594 yards and 5 touchdowns during his career.

He made his debut playing for the Buffalo Destroyers and Milwaukee Mustangs in the AFL and the Rochester Brigade in the af2. In 2006, after playing for the Columbus Destroyers for three seasons, was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Rush. At the end of the 2006 season, he lead the league as the top-rated passer (126.2), and the top rusher with 200 yards and 10 touchdowns. In ArenaBowl XX, D'Orazio threw for 250 yards and six touchdowns, as well as rushing for two. His actions in the game lead him to win Offensive Player of the Game


AFL/af2 Statistics
Year Team Completed Passes Passing Yards Passing TDs Passing INTs Rushing Yards Rushing TDs
2000 Milwaukee Mustangs
1 of 2
40
0
0
0
0
2001 New Jersey Gladiators Released after Training Camp
2002 Rochester Brigade(af2)
324 of 522
3,372
51
13
332
20
2003 Buffalo Destroyers Did Not Play
2004 Columbus Destroyers Did Not Play
2005 Columbus Destroyers
205 of 324
2,268
40
6
178
8
2006 Chicago Rush
305 of 434
3,552
63
5
200
10
2007 Chicago Rush
0 of 0
0
0
0
0
0

  • [1] Matt D'Orazio on ArenaFan.com
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