John Joseph Fina is a former American football

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 offensive lineman, who spent eleven years in the National Football League

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, ten of those with the Buffalo Bills

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, and a one-year stint with the Arizona Cardinals

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. Fina attended Salpointe Catholic High School

Salpointe Catholic High School

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 were he was first team All-State his senior year, and is one of only two players in school history to have their jersey retired. Fina attended the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

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 where he was a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon

Sigma Phi Epsilon

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. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round, 27th overall, in the 1992 NFL Draft

1992 NFL Draft

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. He has played in two Super Bowls, XXVII and XXVIII, however lost both of them to the Dallas Cowboys

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. He now resides in Tucson, Arizona.

On April 6, 2010, Fina appeared on the Travel Channel

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's show Food Wars

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 as one of the guest judges. The food war was over the Sonoran hot dog and was between "BK's Carne Asada & Hot Dogs" and "El Güero Canelo". Both restaurants are located in Tucson, Arizona. BK's won the food war by a score of 4-1 and Fina also voted for BK's hot dog.