Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama alum and former University of Wisconsin center Donovan Raiola begins his first year with the Rainbow Warrior football program as an intern. Raiola will assist offensive line coach Chris Naeole.
The Honolulu native signed with the St. Louis Rams in 2006 and was also a member of Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Redskins organizations. He also played parts of two seasons with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
Raiola’s brother Dominic is the longtime center for the Detroit Lions.
Donovan Raiola graduated from Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama in 2001 and signed with Wisconsin, where he was named to the 2004 and ’05 preseason watch list for the Dave Rimington Award as well as the watch list for the 2004 Outland Trophy. He made 39 starts in 43 career games and was a two-time all-Big Ten honorable mention.
For the past two seasons, Raiola was an assistant coach for Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama assisting with the offensive line. In addition, he’s helped organize clinics for high school offensive linemen in the state of Hawai‘i during the offseason.
