Reggie Kinlaw
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
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Born: | Miami, Florida | January 9, 1957
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Miami Springs (FL) |
College: | Oklahoma |
NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 12 / Pick: 320 |
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Reggie Kinlaw (born January 9, 1957) is a former American football defensive tackle who played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and Professionally for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League. He graduated from Miami Springs Senior High School.
Drafted in the final round of the 1979 NFL Draft,[1] Kinlaw soon worked his way into the rotation on the defensive line. He went on to become a mainstay at the nose tackle position, starting on Raider Super Bowl winners following the 1980 and 1983 seasons. He was considered an unsung hero on those defenses, which featured stars like Ted Hendricks, Rod Martin, Matt Millen, and, later, Howie Long, Lyle Alzado, and Greg Townsend. Despite being somewhat undersized at 6-2 and 250 pounds, Kinlaw's quickness demanded double teams, freeing up his teammates to make big plays. "Reggie was the REAL hero of our defense! He was so quick, they always had to double-team him. That would allow us, in the secondary, to make plays." - Lester Hayes, CB, Raiders.[2]
Reggie Kinlaw coached the defensive line at the varsity level at St. Francis High School in La Cañada, Flintridge, California.[3] His son Reggie Kinlaw, Jr. also coached the defensive line on the Junior Varsity level at St. Francis High School. With the announcement (in 2015) of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas, Reggie permanently moved to Las Vegas as well.[4]
References[]
- ^ "1979 Oakland Raiders". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Phone call with Lester "The Judge" Hayes. 12/4/18
- ^ http://www.sfhs.net/ourpages/athletics/football_roster.jsp?rn=5572408
- ^ Phone call with Reggie Kinlaw.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- High school football coaches in California
- Miami Springs Senior High School alumni
- Players of American football from Miami
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs
- College football player stubs