Brock Olivo

James Brockman Olivo (June 24, 1976 - ) was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Hermann, Missouri. He is a former NFL running back who played for the Detroit Lions from 1998 through 2002, primarily on their special teams.

High school career

Brock Olivo attended St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Washington, Missouri, where he rushed for 5,030 yards and seventy touchdowns during his high school career. He led Borgia to an undefeated season and Missouri state championship in 1993 when he was also named "Player of the Year." [ [http://www.brockolivo.com/olivoforcongress/about.html#earlylife Early Life section - Brock Olivo for Congress Web Site] ]

Education

Olivo attended the University of Missouri where he gained a degree in English Creative Writing and Literature. [ [http://www.brockolivo.com/olivoforcongress/about.html#education Education section - Brock Olivo for Congress Web Site] ] As a member of the football team, Olivo was the first awardee of the Mosi Tatupu Award for the top special teams player in college football. He briefly held the University of Missouri career rushing and touchdown records, but both have since been broken (twice as of 2008 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-Book.pdf "University of Missouri Football Individual Records Book"] ] ). He was the seventh player in school history to have his jersey retired.

Following his NFL football career he briefly worked for the National Italian American Foundation in Washington, DC. Subsequently, Olivo enrolled in a program at the University of Bologna's Alma Graduate School of Business. [ [http://www.almaweb.unibo.it/eng/index.html Alma Graduate School Web Site] ] where he attained a master's degree in Marketing and Communications. [ [http://www.brockolivo.com/olivoforcongress/about.html#education Education section - Brock Olivo for Congress Web Site] ]

Overseas career

After retiring from the NFL, Olivo played football for 6 months in Italy with the [http://www.lazio-marines.com SS. Lazio Marines] (Rome), a team in the top division of Italy's American professional football league. He helped the team to the championship semifinal game for the first time in the team's history.

Current life and career

Olivo currently resides in Columbia, Missouri and is the founder of a consulting firm which aims to build commerce between Italy and the United States. Brock Olivo has announced that he is running for Congress in Missouri's 9th congressional district, although he has never voted according to public records [ [http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/02/brock-olivo-has-never-voted-records-show/ Wagman, Jake. "Brock Olivo has never voted, records show" IN "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" 2/25/2008] ] and his own admission. [ [http://www.softcom.net/webnews/wed/do/Uus-politics-olivo.RjfC_IFQ.html "I got caught up in the wave of apathy that has affected many of my generation", "Candidate Admits he's never voted" from UPI report via Clarinet, Tuesday, 26-Feb-2008 2:50PM PST] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.brockolivo.com Brock Olivo] Official
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OlivBr00.htm NFL Career Statistics]