 Villa cropped from 1893 Michigan Wolverines football team portrait | |
| Date of birth | January 29, 1873 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Oregon |
| Date of death | November 12, 1933 (aged 60) |
| Place of death | Watertown, Wisconsin |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1893 | Whitman |
| 1893–1896 | Michigan |
| Awards | All-Western, 1895 |
Giovanni Raphael Frank Villa (January 29, 1873 – November 12, 1933), also known as "Count Villa" or "the Count," was an American football player, judge, and consular official. He played college football for Whitman College in 1893 and for the University of Michigan from 1893 to 1896. He was selected as a first-team All-Western player in 1895. He later became a consular official for Italy, a judge and gold prospector in Alaska, and a representative of the Great Northern Railroad. He also served in the U. S. Army during World War I.