Gregory F. Comella (born July 29, 1975 in

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) is a former professional

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in the

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Football career

Comella played 7 seasons in the NFL between 1998 and 2005 for the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. He was the starting fullback for the New York Giants in

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against the

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. Comella played for the

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team between 1993 and 1996. He rushed for 498 yards and caught 48 passes in his college career. Further, he had 19 career touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns, both among Stanford's all-time best. Comella played for the Xaverian Hawks football team between 1989 and 1992. He was named the 1992 Massachusetts Player of the Year by numerous publications and named to Super Prep's All-America team. In his career, he had over 3,800 all-purpose yards and 40 touchdowns. Comella currently holds the Massachusetts state record for longest touchdown run, which was 94 yards set in 1992. Xaverian inducted Comella into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

Business career

Comella is now a business manager of his family-owned Comella's Restaurants with 12 locations throughout the Greater Boston area.

Education

Comella graduated from the

Xaverian Brothers High School , motto_translation = To bear witness to the truth in brotherhood , accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges , rival = St. John's Prep , mascot = Hawk , mascot image = , sports ...

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and was a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award winner in 1993. Comella received his bachelor's degree in psychology from

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in 1998 and his MBA from the

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in 2009.

Personal life

References

External links

Comella's Restaurants
1975 births Living people People from Wellesley, Massachusetts American football fullbacks New York Giants players Tennessee Titans players Houston Texans players Harvard Business School alumni Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Stanford Cardinal football players Xaverian Brothers High School alumni {{runningback-1970s-stub