


He helped running back William Green to rush for 1,164 yards marking the third-straight season that Boston College had a 1,000-yard rusher. For the season, the offensive line gave up just six sacks. He helped the offense rank third in the Big East in total offense with 414.9 yards per game (30th in the nation) and rushing offense at 201 yards per game (21st in the nation). It was also his first year as a starter in college. In 2000, as a red-shirt junior, he started all 11 games at right tackle. In 1999, as a red-shirt sophomore, he played in seven games, including Boston College's 62–28 loss to Colorado in the Bowl. In 1998, as a red-shirt freshman, he played in six games, including the final two. In 1997, as a freshman, Colombo red-shirted so that he could adjust to college football. He also worked on an undergraduate major his senior year. He was also an honor roll student.Ĭolombo attended Boston College, where he graduated with a degree in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences. He won the Brockton Enterprise and Taunton Gazette's all-scholastic basketball honors while helping lead his team to the conference title as a senior. He recorded 75 tackles and five sacks as a senior. He helped lead his team to two conference titles in four years (19), his team advanced to the Division 1 Super Bowl in 1996. He also earned All-Northeast honors from SuperPrep. He also served as offensive line coach for the Cowboys and Giants.Ĭolombo was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and attended Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School where he earned Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Brockton Enterprise and Taunton Gazette all-scholastic honors as a senior offensive tackle. He played college football at Boston College. He played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. Marc Edward Colombo (born October 8, 1978) is a former American football offensive tackle and coach who was most recently the offensive line coach for the New York Giants.
