Bill Romanowski
Known For
Acting
Born
April 2, 1966 (59 years old)
Birthplace
Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Bill Romanowski epitomized relentless intensity and durability throughout a 16-year NFL career that produced four Super Bowl championships. Born April 2, 1966, in Vernon, Connecticut, Romanowski graduated from Rockville High School in 1984 before attending Boston College. As a four-year starter for the Eagles, he earned second-team All-American honors in 1987, three First-team All-East selections (1985-1987), and the Scanlan Award for academic achievement. He won Defensive MVP at the Cotton Bowl his senior year. Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (80th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft, Romanowski played for four teams during his career: 49ers (1988-1993), Philadelphia Eagles (1994-1995), Denver Broncos (1996-2001), and Oakland Raiders (2002-2003). He became one of only three players to win back-to-back Super Bowls with two different organizations, earning championships with San Francisco (XXIII, XXIV) and Denver (XXXII, XXXIII), and was the only linebacker to start f...