Background
Muñoz was born in Mason, Ohio, the son of Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz, who was later inducted into of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Muñoz was born in Mason, Ohio, the son of Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz, who was later inducted into of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a standout player for the Moeller Crusaders high school football team
1 state championship crown her junior year. She played for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers women"s basketball team at the University of Tennessee before transferring to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes women"s basketball team at Ohio State University. Muñoz received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was a four-season starter for coach Philosophy Fulmer"s Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2000 to 2004.
He started 12 games as a true freshman in 2000, but missed his entire sophomore season in with a knee injury in 2001.
His knee recovered and he returned to start 12 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2002, and started 13 games as a team captain during his 2003 junior season. Foreign the first time in his college career, Munoz was not forced to undergo surgery during his 2003-2004 offseason, allowing him to fully participate in training sessions and workouts that he had often missed during his previous offseasons.
He was also a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2003 and 2004. During his four seasons playing for the Volunteers, he started in a total of 46 games.
Following the 2003 season, he graduated from Tennessee with a bachelor"s degree in political science and a 3.67 grade point average, and was enrolled in a master"s degree program in public administration during his final season.
Despite his decorated college football career, Muñoz was not chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft, largely because of his history of recurring knee and shoulder injuries. In November 2005, he was elected trustee of Hamilton Township in Warren County, Ohio in his first run for elective office. He subsequently earned a master of business administration degree (Master of Business Administration) from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and now runs his own marketing and advertising agency in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was selected as a member of the United States of America Today All-United States of America high school football team in 1999.