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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | October 1, 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Elyria, Ohio | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Columbus (OH) St. Francis DeSales | ||||||||||
College: | Otterbein | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2000 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Comp. / Att.: | 1,165 / 1,687 |
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Passing yards: | 12,972 |
TD-INT: | 257-26 |
QB Rating: | 123.33 |
Rushing TD: | 41 |
Matthew Louis D’Orazio (born October 1, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Otterbein College.
D'Orazio was a member of the New Jersey Red Dogs, Roanoke Steam, Rochester Brigade, Buffalo Destroyers, Columbus Destroyers, Chicago Rush, Philadelphia Soul and Calgary Stampeders. He was named the MVP of ArenaBowl XX. He was also named the 2008 AFL MVP, as well as the ArenaBowl XXII MVP, both in the same season.
D'Orazio attended St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio, and lettered in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-State selection, and in basketball, he was an All-Conference selection.
D'Orazio originally attended Youngstown State University where he red-shirted in 1995 and played in just one game in 1996. He then set school single-season and career records for passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense at Otterbein College. While there, he passed for 8,770 yards and 73 touchdowns while rushing for 594 yards and five touchdowns during his career. In 2012, D'Orazio was inducted into the college's Athletic Hall of Fame.