Roberto Garza

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Roberto Garza
Guard
Personal information
Born: (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979 (age 45)
Rio Hondo, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Rio Hondo (TX)
College:Texas A&M–Kingsville
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:206
Games started:176
Fumble recoveries:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Roberto Garza (born March 26, 1979) is a former

Hispanic Americans across the United States.[1]

High school years

Garza attended Rio Hondo High School in Rio Hondo, Texas and was a letterman in football and track and field. He was also a member of the school's National Honor Society.

Post-high school

The son of Roberto Garza Sr., and Ofelia Garza from

Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas as a "walk-on". In addition to playing football, Roberto worked to pay for school. Garza's hometown of Rio Hondo, Texas established December 2 as "Roberto Garza, Jr. Day", and subsequently named a street after him. He is fluent in Spanish
.

Professional career

Garza was originally selected by the

NFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl XLI.[4] However, they fell short of the championship, losing 29–17 to the Indianapolis Colts. Among the almost 1,700 National Football League players in the 2006 season, Garza was one of only 19 Hispanics.[5] Garza became a free agent after the 2013 season, but was re-signed to a one-year contract on February 27, 2014.[6]

On April 2, 2015, Garza was released by the Bears, ending a ten-year tenure.[7]

In the media

Garza was chosen to be the cover athlete of the Spanish version of Madden 09 En Español.[8]

In 2012, Garza, along with teammate and defensive end Henry Melton were named to the USA Today 2012 All-Joe Team.[9]

Garza also served as sideline reporter for Fox Deportes' broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII.[10] Garza later served as a commentator for ESPN Deportes' broadcast of Super Bowl 50.[11]

Garza was also featured in a Modelo Beer commercial alongside fellow former Hispanic football players Tony Gonzalez and Anthony Muñoz.

Charitable work

Garza is a supporter and member of the

Empty Stocking Fund
, the Atlanta Falcons' Feed The Homeless Campaign, and the Hall County Boys & Girls Club. He also supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.

References

  1. NFL.com
    .
  2. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. NFL.com
    .
  4. ^ "GameCenter: Recap — Superbowl.com". Superbowl.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
  5. ^ Perfection punched senseless - Los Angeles Times [dead link]
  6. Profootballtalk.com
    . Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Mayer, Larry (April 2, 2015). "Bears release Garza, sign Montgomery". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Random Topics for Today". pastapadre.com. August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Garza, Melton land on "All-Joe" team". Chicago Bears. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  10. ^ Mayer, Larry (February 1, 2014). "Garza to be part of historic broadcast". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "Gould celebrates his brother's title win". Chicago Bears. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roberto_Garza&oldid=1212266500"