Franco Grilla (born July 21, 1970) is a former American football placekicker who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Albany Firebirds and Orlando Predators.
[1] He was also a member of the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
[2] Orlando Sentinel's 25th Anniversary UCF Football Team.
[2] He kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired on a frozen field in Youngstown, Ohio in 1990 that gave UCF a first-round win in the Division I-AA playoffs against the previously unbeaten Youngstown State Penguins.
[2] Grilla played for the Albany Firebirds in 1994, earning Second Team All-Arena honors.