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  Gerard Rizzo

Gerard Rizzo

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Paramus, N.J.

High School:
Bergen Catholic

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 231

Position:
TE

Birthdate:
11/17/1989

Will fight for playing time at tight end in 2009...hauled in a 21-yard reception in the 2009 Spring Game to set up a touchdown... did not see varsity action in 2008... caught a 22-yard pass in the 2008 Spring Game... saw limited varsity action as a freshman... appeared with the junior varsity the past two years.

2008: Did not see varsity action.

2007: Appeared in one varsity game as a freshman... also suited up with the junior varsity... had an eight-yard reception in a junior varsity game against Nassau Community College and a one-yard catch versus Globe Institute.

Before Fordham: A graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey where he lettered in football and wrestling... earned three letters in football and one in wrestling... member of the National Honor Society and the National Italian Honors Society... served as the Student Government Vice President at Bergen Catholic... recipient of the Bergen County Holy Name Scholarship... listed in Who's Who In American High School Students... brother, Frank, is a senior offensive lineman with the Rams.

Personal: Born November 17, 1989... son of Peggy and Frank Rizzo... parents are both 1983 graduates of Fordham University... has an older brother, Frank, who is a senior on the Fordham football squad... also has a younger brother (Joe) and three younger sisters (Mary and twins Catherine and Denise)... a Business Administration major with a concentration in Business Economics.