17 Facts About Brock Olivo

James Brockman Olivo is an American football coach and former player who is a special teams analyst for the Missouri Tigers football team.

Brock Olivo then played two seasons in the Italian Football League.

Brock Olivo led Borgia to an undefeated season and Missouri state championship in 1993, as well as being named the Gatorade "Player of the Year" in the state of Missouri.

Brock Olivo attended the University of Missouri where he earned a degree in English literature.

Brock Olivo left as the University of Missouri's career rushing and touchdown leader, but both records have since been broken.

Brock Olivo was the seventh player in school history to have his jersey retired.

Brock Olivo was tapped into the Mystical Seven secret honor society during his tenure at Mizzou.

Brock Olivo went undrafted out of college, but he made the Detroit Lions roster with his tenacious play on their special teams units.

Brock Olivo played for four seasons on Detroit's league-leading special teams, where he led the team in tackles on special teams in two of his four seasons, as well as being a backup at running back and fullback.

Brock Olivo helped the team to the semifinals game for the first time in the team's history.

Brock Olivo served as head coach and offensive coordinator of the Italy national American football team, and lived in Rome before returning to the United States.

Brock Olivo was later the running backs coach and special teams assistant for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

In 2012, Brock Olivo was hired as an assistant coach, running backs coach, and special teams coach at Coastal Carolina University.

On January 19,2018, Brock Olivo was hired by the Chicago Bears as a special teams assistant, reuniting him with new head coach Matt Nagy, who was a colleague of Brock Olivo's in Kansas City.

Brock Olivo returned to Rome in 2020 to join the Lazio Ducks as their coach, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2008, Brock Olivo ran unsuccessfully for Congress in Missouri's 9th congressional district, losing the Republican primary to eventual victor Blaine Luetkemeyer.

Brock Olivo has been married twice: firstly, to Samuela, and then to Federica, with whom he has a son James.