Although Joseph Petrongolo's (so far) really amazing career actually started much earlier than college, playing as a tight end on Atlantic City's local peewee team in a multitude of high-pressure rivalry games, college is a little more important than that. During his junior year at Atlantic City High School, Petrongolo received more than twenty scholarships to division one and division two schools across the country, including Clemson, Alabama, LSU, Penn State, and Citadel. He also received a small academic scholarship to MIT, but for financial reasons he was unable to attend. In the closing weeks of that year, Joseph decided to commit to Vanderbilt University, his father's alma mater and one of the schools that offered him a full ride. Starting as a true freshman, Petrongolo stood out immediately and broke records that had stood for more than a decade. After the passing of his father in a car accident, Joe went through a serious regression and struggled to return to the high level of play he had as a freshman. In both his junior and his senior years, Petrongolo helped lead the Commodores to SEC championship games, however they lost both years to Alabama. Little did anyone know, his senior season would be the last time anyone saw him play tight end in an actual game, as after he was drafted to the Portland Pythons in the DSFL, he began his career as a running back.
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