When did Giovanni Carmazzi become a scholar athlete?
When did Giovanni Carmazzi become a scholar athlete?
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.
Where was Giovanni Carmazzi drafted in the NFL?
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 all draft).
Who was Giovanni Carmazzi’s father at Hofstra?
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.
What did Giovanni Carmazzi say about goat farmers?
It’s an easy talking point, particularly given that in normal years the draft would have started tonight. But the Giovanni Carmazzi segment above has a line that made me laugh out loud. They’re talking about how he is a yoga-practicing farmer. The short clip ends with a simple sentence said in the most serious of tones: “He has five goats.”
Where does Giovanni Carmazzi live in San Francisco?
At the end of the documentary, they explained that Carmazzi declined the interview he “does not own a television and declined to be interviewed. He lives two hours north of San Francisco, and describes himself as a yoga-exercising farmer. … He has five goats.” Here’s the video:
Why was Giovanni Carmazzi turned down for an interview?
Because they were turned down for the interview, ESPN decided to embarrass Carmazzi and ruin his reputation by slipping in a completely unnecessary nugget of information. At the end of the documentary, they explained that Carmazzi declined the interview he “does not own a television and declined to be interviewed.