Anthony Robert Graziani (Born:December 23, 1973, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a current Arena Football League quarterback for the Philadelphia Soul. He previously played in the NFL from 1997-2000 and NFL Europe in 2000. December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City: Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Area    - City 131. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Philadelphia (or Philly) soul, sometimes called the Philadelphia Sound, is a style of soul music characterized by lush instrumental arrangements often featuring sweeping strings and horns. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... NFL Europe logo Old World League of American Football (WLAF) logo The NFL Europe League is an American football league which operates in Europe. ...

High school career

Griaziani attended Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, California, and as a senior quarterback, he passed for 3,956 yards and 35 touchdowns, and led his team to a share of the Central California Conference title. An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ...

College career

Graziani was a four-year letterman at the University of Oregon and finished his football career with 4498 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. A letterman, in U.S. sports, is a high school or college athlete who has met a specified level of participation on a varsity athletic team. ... The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ...

Interesting Facts

Tony Graziani is related to Rodolfo Graziani an Italian military officer who led expeditions in Africa before and during World War II. Rodolfo Graziani, Marchese di Neghelli (August 11, 1882—January 11, 1955), was an Italian military officer who led expeditions in Africa before and during World War II and a war criminal responsible for thousands of Libyan and Ethiopian civilian deaths. ...

In 2006, he was the highest paid Arena Football player. He signed a 3 year contract with the Philadelphia Soul for about $160,000 per season. This is approximately the NFL minimum salary for rookies.

External links

• Tony Graziani at ArenaFan Online