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'''Bill | '''William Thomas "Bill" Romanowski''' (April 2nd, 1966 - ) is a former American football player. He was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon,_Connecticut Vernon], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut] and is of Polish descent. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linebacker linebacker], he graduated from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville_High_School_%28Connecticut%29 Rockville High School] in 1984, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_College Boston College] in 1988 (with academic honors and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanlan_Award Scanlan Award] Recipient), and then went on to a 16-year career in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League NFL], playing for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers San Francisco 49ers] (1988–1993), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles Philadelphia Eagles] (1994–1995), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Broncos Denver Broncos] (1996–2001), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders Oakland Raiders] (2002–2003). | ||
Romanowski played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_consecutive_starts_%28NFL%29#Consecutive_games_played 243 consecutive games], an NFL record among linebackers, won 4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl Super Bowl] Championships, and is the only linebacker to start 5 Super Bowl Games ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII Super Bowl XXIII], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV Super Bowl XXIV], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII Super Bowl XXXII], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIII Super Bowl XXXIII] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVII Super Bowl XXXVII]). During his 16 year career, Romanowski compiled 1,105 tackles, 39.5 sacks, 18 forced fumbles, and 18 interceptions, which he returned for a net total of 98 yards and 1 career touchdown. Romanowski was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Bowl Pro Bowl] selection twice, in 1996 and 1998, both during his tenure with the Denver Broncos. | Romanowski played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_consecutive_starts_%28NFL%29#Consecutive_games_played 243 consecutive games], an NFL record among linebackers, won 4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl Super Bowl] Championships, and is the only linebacker to start 5 Super Bowl Games ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII Super Bowl XXIII], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV Super Bowl XXIV], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII Super Bowl XXXII], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIII Super Bowl XXXIII] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVII Super Bowl XXXVII]). During his 16 year career, Romanowski compiled 1,105 tackles, 39.5 sacks, 18 forced fumbles, and 18 interceptions, which he returned for a net total of 98 yards and 1 career touchdown. Romanowski was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Bowl Pro Bowl] selection twice, in 1996 and 1998, both during his tenure with the Denver Broncos. | ||
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Off the field, he and his wife were investigated for prescription drug fraud, though the charges were later dropped.Records seized by the government belonging to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Laboratory_Co-operative Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative], later discovered to be the source of a designer steroid, indicate that he had used the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid anabolic steroid] "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_clear The Clear]" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone synthetic testosterone] ointment "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cream The Cream]" provided by BALCO since 2003. In an October 16, 2005 appearance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_Minutes 60 Minutes], Romanowski admitted to using steroids and human growth hormone that he received from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Conte Victor Conte], BALCO owner. | Off the field, he and his wife were investigated for prescription drug fraud, though the charges were later dropped.Records seized by the government belonging to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Laboratory_Co-operative Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative], later discovered to be the source of a designer steroid, indicate that he had used the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid anabolic steroid] "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_clear The Clear]" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone synthetic testosterone] ointment "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cream The Cream]" provided by BALCO since 2003. In an October 16, 2005 appearance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_Minutes 60 Minutes], Romanowski admitted to using steroids and human growth hormone that he received from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Conte Victor Conte], BALCO owner. | ||
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