Early Years
Flacco was born in Audubon, New Jersey, the son of Karen (née Madden) and Steve Flacco, and is of Italian and Irish descent. He played football and basketball at Audubon High School and was the starting quarterback for the Green Wave. The Flacco family is originally from Haddon Township, New Jersey. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Joe Flacco was listed as No. 39 among quarterback prospects in the class of 2003.
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