[1][2] Brogna initially signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Clemson University, but instead chose to pursue a career in baseball.

[3] On April 26, 1995, Brogna hit the first-ever home run at the Colorado Rockies’ new stadium, Coors Field, on its opening day.

In 2010, Brogna managed the Mobile BayBears, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Double-A Minor League Baseball (MILB) affiliate.

[8] Brogna resigned as head football coach, in 2012, following a 1-9 record, in his only season, and took a scouting job with the Tampa Bay Rays.

[13] In December 2017, Brogna was hired as a coach of the Reading Fightin' Phils, the minor-league AA team in the Philadelphia Phillies’ farm system, where he stayed for two seasons.

[15] He is the namesake of the New York Mets-focused Rico Brogna Podcast, hosted by WFAN personality Evan Roberts.