Editing Neil O'Donnell (section)

==Early life==
Neil Kennedy O'Donnell was born on July 3, 1966, in [[Morristown, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Madison, New Jersey]], where he played [[high school football]] at [[Madison High School (New Jersey)|Madison High School]].<ref>Eskenazi, Gerald. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7DF1339F934A25751C0A960958260 "PRO FOOTBALL;Jets Waste No Time Wooing O'Donnell"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 17, 1996. Accessed January 3, 2008. "He is a local product, having grown up and played football at Madison High School in New Jersey, not far from where the Giants have run their summer camp."</ref> His four older brothers played for local coaching legend Ted Monica and won state championships. Stephen O’Donnell was an All-State quarterback who went on to play for Duke. Coach Monica had retired by the time Neil enrolled at Madison High School, but mentored him throughout much of his young football life. O'Donnell was the star of the Dodgers varsity team as a sophomore and junior, but the team won just three games in those two seasons. During his senior year as quarterback, O'Donnell led the team to a respectable 4–2–3 season in 1985. Coach Bobby Ross recruited him to the University of Maryland despite lacking the stats and honors of other high school stars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njsportsheroes.com/neilo%27donnellfb.html |title = Neil O'Donnell FB|website=Njsportsheroes.com}}</ref>