Francesco Biancamano
No. 9
Position:Placekicker Punter
Personal information
Born: (1976-03-12) March 12, 1976
Sassano, Italy
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school:Walt Whitman High School
College:Southern Connecticut State
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL Europe Team Record Punting Avg: Season
  • NFL Europe Special Teams Player of Week (P/K)
  • (96-97) PRESEASON ALL AMERICAN DIVISION II (P)
  • ALL-NORTHEAST-10 (1997) (P/PK)
  • 2 YEAR ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION II (P)
  • ECAC Division II Honorees (P-K)

Francesco Biancamano (born March 12, 1976) is a former professional athlete and American football player who arrived to the United States in the early 1980s.[1][2]

Early life

Biancamano, the son of Vincenzo and Vincenza Biancamano, immigrants from Sassano, Italy, arrived in the United States in the late 1970s. Growing up in Huntington Station, New York, Biancamano didn't start playing football until his sophomore year and track and field till his senior year for Walt Whitman High School. Played wide receiver, corner, punter / kicker his senior year and averaged over 40 yards per kick for head coach Rich Cariddi. Biancamano received multiple offers from Division I, IAA, II, universities to play football and run track.

Biancamano attended Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), where he majored in sports medicine and exercise physiology. A four-year starter for the SCSU Owls as a kicker/punter and a 4-year long/triple jumper, Biancamano holds multiple school records in Football and Track and Field.[3]

Professional career

After college, Biancamano played in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giant (Preseason),[4] Denver Broncos (Preseason), Dallas Cowboys (Preseason),[5][6][7]Cleveland Browns (Preseason), also 2 seasons in NFL Europe for the Amsterdam Admirals (1999–2000) drafted 294th overall by the San Francisco Demons in the XFL.[8][9]

Records

  • Most punts, career: 231, (1994–98)[10]
  • Most punt yardage, career 8,987,(1994–98)
  • Best punting average, season: 40.8, (1996)
  • Best punting average, season: 40.1, (1997)
  • Most punting Yards, season: 2,448, (1996)
  • Most punting Yards, season: 2,447, (1995)
  • Most punts, season: 61, (1997)
  • Best net punting average: 40.1, (1996)
  • Best punting average, game: 47.7, Frank Biancamano, vs. E. Stroudsburg, (1994)

Personal life

Biancamano resides in Long Island with his wife Paige, two son's Vince and Lance and daughter Genevieve.

Post-playing career

Biancamano is currently the founder of Biancamano Ventures and inventor of GhoStick.

References

  1. ↑ "New England All-Stars". www.newenglandallstars.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. ↑ "1999 Amsterdam Admirals History". www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Northeast 10". Northeast 10. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. ↑ "PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL -- GIANTS; Free Agents Bolster Roster". The New York Times. 1999-07-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys sign 18 free agents". Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ↑ "The Victoria Advocate – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  7. ↑ "Northeast 10". Northeast 10. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  8. ↑ Pennington, Bill (1999-10-20). "PRO FOOTBALL: GIANTS NOTEBOOK; Four to Try To Get Job As Daluiso Substitute". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  9. ↑ "USATODAY.com – San Francisco Demons". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Denver Broncos News: The Denver Post Online". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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