Gino Guidugli

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birthplace =Fort Thomas, Kentucky
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debutyear =2007
debutteam =Green Bay Blizzard
college =Cincinnati
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* Tennessee Titans (2005)*
* Green Bay Blizzard (2007)
* British Columbia Lions (2007 - 2008)
* Green Bay Blizzard (2008 - present)* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Gino Guidugli (born April 13, 1983 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky) is an arena football quarterback for the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 indoor football league. He is also a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was one of the backup quarterbacks with the Canadian Football League's British Columbia Lions before being cut by the team following their 2008 training camp. He re-joined the Green Bay Blizzard of af2 for the end of the 2008 season, including the playoffs.

High School

Guidugli played at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He led Highlands to two state championships in 1999 and 2000 and he also was a backup when Highlands won state in 1998. He still holds many Kentucky records for quarterbacks. He also excelled on the basketball court. He led his basketball team to the Kentucky sweet sixteen his senior season with a buzzer beating shot against Covington Holmes.

College career

Guidugli played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati from 2001 to 2004. He owns most of the school’s passing and total offense records.cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=18295 |accessdate=2007-07-24 |title=Lions Add Quarterback Gino Guidugli |publisher=BCLions.com |date=2007-07-23] He finished his career with 11,453 yards on 880 of 1556 passes (56.6%) and 78 touchdowns. He also rushed for 208 yards and scored five times on 235 carries.cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=18295 |accessdate=2007-07-24 |title=Lions Add Quarterback Gino Guidugli |publisher=BCLions.com |date=2007-07-23]

Professional career

Guidugli went unselected in the 2005 NFL Draft, but was later signed by the Tennessee Titans but was later released. He later joined the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2, leading the Blizzard to the af2 playoffs.

He signed a free agent contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on July 23, 2007, following injuries to starting quarterback Dave Dickenson and backup Buck Pierce.cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=18295 |accessdate=2007-07-24 |title=Lions Add Quarterback Gino Guidugli |publisher=BCLions.com |date=2007-07-23] However, he was released by the Lions following their 2008 training camp after losing the job as third-string quarterback to rookie Zac Champion.

Interesting Facts

Guidugli has two brothers currently playing football in college, Jeff at Southeastern Louisiana, and Ben at Cincinnati. His youngest brother, Tony, is a junior at Highlands High School, and may follow in his older brothers footsteps.Fact|date=August 2008

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External links

* [http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/AlumniDetail.php?ID=26 Green Bay Blizzard alumni roster page]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Gino_Guidugli-5180/ Profile at ArenaFan]