Carl Gioia

Gioia attended Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso,^[4] Indiana and was a good student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a four-year letterman, was named as an All-State selection by the Indiana Football Coaches Association for three years, and as a senior, he was also named as an IFCA Academic All-State selection, named as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, and was selected as the Indiana Mister Football Kicker Position Award. Carl Daniel Gioia graduated from Valparaiso High School in 2003.^[5]

Gioia played college football for Notre Dame from 2003^[6] to 2007. He finished his last season as the third-leading scorer on the team with 73 points.^[7]

Following his college career at Notre Dame, Gioia attended dental school at the University of Louisville. After graduating at the top of his class, he entered into Louisville's Orthodontics Residency Program. He later practiced orthodontics in Louisville, KY.^[8][9]