Dominic Raiola (pronounced /ˈdɑmənɪk raɪˈoʊlə/) (born December 30, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American football center with the Detroit Lions; his younger brother, Donovan Raiola, plays for the Chicago Bears.
Raiola was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Saint Louis School. Their football team went undefeated in his last three years at the school; in 1996, his senior year, the team won its 11th straight Prep Bowl. That same year, St. Loui...
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Dominic Raiola (pronounced /ˈdɑmənɪk raɪˈoʊlə/) (born December 30, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American football center with the Detroit Lions; his younger brother, Donovan Raiola, plays for the Chicago Bears.
Raiola was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Saint Louis School. Their football team went undefeated in his last three years at the school; in 1996, his senior year, the team won its 11th straight Prep Bowl. That same year, St. Louis High was rated as the 15th best team in the US.
He attended the University of Nebraska. In his first year, he became the first freshman offensive lineman to start a game for the Cornhuskers since Rob Zatechka in 1991. In 1999, he became the first sophomore center for the team since Dave Rimington to participate in postseason play and set a school record for knockdowns, which he bettered in 2000. He was selected as an All-American in 2000.
Raiola was drafted by the Lions in the 2001 NFL Draft in the second round. He started to get game time...
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