Israel Ifeanyi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Born | November 21, 1970 Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| Position | Defensive end | ||
| Uniform number | 95 | ||
| College | USC | ||
| NFL draft | 1996: 2nd round, 46th overall | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Israel Ifeanyi (born November 21, 1970) is a Nigerian former professional American football defensive end who played for the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers. He was selected in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.[1] He had a career-ending knee injury during training camp, cutting his career short as it was on the rise.[2] Subsequently, he went on to coach high school football for 10 years, and was the head coach for eight years at Desert Christian High School in Lancaster, California, where he started the program and made the playoffs during several seasons.
During his collegiate career at USC he wore the famous #55 and was a collegiate All-American and defensive captain of the 1996 Champion Rose Bowl Game.
References
[edit]- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Ira (August 1, 1997). "49ers Cut Ifeanyi -- He Was Top Pick in '96". SFGate.
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