Hall of Fame
Football (2001-04)
Earned first-team All-Big West honors and served as a team captain in 2003 and 2004…was named to the Lombardi Trophy and the Outland Trophy watch lists…won the team’s Basalite Big Blocker Award in each of his last three seasons…as an offensive tackle, helped protect Nevada Hall of Fame inductee Chance Kretschmer, one of the top rushers in school history…helped Kretschmer to five, 100-yard rushing games and protected the passers well enough to allow just 17 sacks in 2003…started the last four games of the year as a freshman and was a big part of the improved offensive line that produced the nation's leading rusher in Kretschmer…was named the team’s Most Improved Offensive Player in 2001...participated in the East-West Shrine Game and the NFL combine…went undrafted by the NFL but signed with San Francisco…worked his way from the practice squad to the team roster and played in four games in 2006…played with the Atlanta Falcons from 2007-10, starting all 16 games in 2008 and 2010…also started for three seasons with the St. Louis Rams (2011-13) before retiring in 2014.
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