Matt Dlugolecki - Illinois
High School Highlights: Passed for 1,307 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior . Earned three football letters under Coach Jim Hartigan at Santa Margarita High School . Named Offensive Player of the Year in the Sierra League . Led team to Sierra League Championship . Earned first-team all-conference honors . Had a quarterback rating of 153.60 and passed for over 2,000 yards in his career as well as 22 touchdowns and six rushing TDs . Earned Prep Star all-West honors . Named to the "Best of the West" team by the Long Beach Press Telegram . SuperPrep All-Farwest team . Student Sports All-American . Played in the Long Beach East-West All-Star game . Also lettered in baseball and basketball. Personal: Full name is Matthew Casimir Dlugolecki . Born on Dec. 13, 1982 in Mission Viejo, Calif. . The son of Thomas and Laurie Dlugolecki . Cousin is former Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus . Uncle, Bobby Glazebrock, was a defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons and cousin, Tommy Robsok, was an offensive lineman at West Virginia . Biggest thrill in sports was defeating rival high school Mater Dei, who hadn't lost an Orange County game since 1987 . Lists Peyton Manning as his favorite athlete and Jeff George as his favorite Illini athlete . Posted a 3.10 GPA . Enjoys playing the piano, working with cars and playing basketball. |
