Head Athletic Trainer
Head Athletic Trainer Todd Toriscelli enters his 13th season with the Buccaneers in 2009. In 2002, Toriscelli helped guide the Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl title, a 48-21 victory over Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has also been instrumental in Tampa Bay’s three NFC South division titles in the past seven seasons. Overall, he has been a part of four division championships during his tenure with the Buccaneers.Toriscelli and his staff are involved in research on dehydration and exercise in the heat. This has been done in conjunction with scientists from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.
Prior to coming to Tampa Bay, Toriscelli spent a combined seven years as a head trainer for Stanford, Miami (FL) and Kansas State universities. Toriscelli spent 1995 and 1996 as Stanford’s head trainer, while also serving as the National Athletic Trainers Association’s liaison to the NCAA Football Rules Committee during that time period. He worked as the head athletic trainer at the University of Miami during the 1993-1994 seasons, and spent three years in the same capacity for Kansas State (1990-1992).
A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Toriscelli holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Education and minors in Biological Science and Athletic Training from Ohio University (1984) and a master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis on sports medicine from the University of North Carolina (1985).
Toriscelli and his wife, Chris, reside in Tampa with their son Shane and daughter Jenna.
