Israel Ifeanyi

Nigerian gridiron football player (born 1970)
Israel Ifeanyi(chukwu)
Date of birth (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970 (age 53)
Place of birthNigeria
Career information
Position(s)Defensive end
US collegeUniversity of Southern California
NFL draft1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
Career history
As player
1996San Francisco 49ers
1998-2000San Diego Chargers
2000Dallas Cowboys

Israel Ifeanyi (born November 21, 1970) is a former American football defensive end who played for the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers. He was drafted 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, CA, 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

  1. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ Miller, Ira (August 1, 1997). "49ers Cut Ifeanyi -- He Was Top Pick in '96". SFGate.
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  • Israel Ifeanyi
  • Terrell Owens
  • Daryl Price
  • Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
  • Stephen Pitts
  • Sean Manuel
  • Sam Manuel


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