Matt battaglia biography

American football player and actor (born 1965)

Matteo Martin "Matt" Battaglia (born September 25, 1965) is an American producer, actor and former American footballlinebacker.

Battaglia played college football at the University of Louisville.^[1] Battaglia played at Louisville as a linebacker from 1983 to 1986 and was named Second Team All-South Independent, All-American by the Associated Press in 1985, leading the nation in tackles in 1985 & 1986, with 153 and 166 tackles respectively, averaging 15 tackles per game both seasons.

Battaglia broke former All-Pro Otis Wilson's college tackling record and was named Most Valuable Player by his teammates and coaches.^[2] Battaglia had a brief career in professional football with the 1987Philadelphia Eagles and recorded a sack of Chicago Bears quarterback Sean Payton.^[3]

Acting and producing

Battaglia is an Emmy winning producer,^[4] has co-produced a two time Golden