Rene Ingoglia

Rene Ingoglia (born May 23, 1972) is a former National Football League player and sports broadcaster for ESPN.[3] He is also a detective with the Orlando Police Department.[4]

Rene Ingoglia
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1972-05-23) May 23, 1972
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Kearney[1]
College:UMass
Undrafted:1996
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Ingoglia was a stand-out running back with the UMass Minutemen football team, earning All-American honors. After a short career in the NFL and NFL Europe, he became a detective. Ingoglia returned to football as a broadcaster for UMass games, eventually joining ESPN in 2010.

Playing career

Ingoglia rushed for 4,623 yards and 54 touchdowns on the ground - school records at the time - while he was twice named an all-American. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards during three separate seasons with 1,284 during 1993, 1,505 in 1994, and 1,178 in 1995.[5] He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

Ingoglia played in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, serving as a backup and practice squad player. He also played in NFL Europe with the Frankfurt Galaxy where he won the World Bowl in 1999, scoring the winning touchdown in the third quarter.

Broadcasting career

Prior to joining ESPN, Ingoglia was a color analyst on the UMass Sports Network, where his commentary team was honored with the Best Football Broadcast in the New England by the Associated Press in 2010.

After joining ESPN in 2010, Ingoglia initially appeared on ESPN3, before moving up to ESPNews and ESPNU games.[6]

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References
  1. https://buffalonews.com/1997/07/18/ingoglia-has-rare-opportunity-to-impress-home-folks/
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/11/19/for-rookie-connell-wait-is-over-he-catches-chance-with-redskins/858b96c1-0276-4170-9c09-4162c03d01e4/
  3. https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/rene-ingoglia/
  4. https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/sports/football/military-bowl-analyst-rene-ingoglia-is-also-a-detective/article_b5cc3ce4-81d8-5f6f-94b0-af477326838f.html
  5. https://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/1/blog-football-rene-ingoglia.aspx
  6. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-rene-ingoglia-orlando-police-espn-20170816-story.html


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