Lewis Vincent Benfatti (born March 9, 1971) is an American former professional football player. The 6' 4", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL draft.[1] He played three seasons (1994–1996) with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-American and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
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| Born: | March 9, 1971 Green Pond, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Rockaway (NJ) Morris Knolls |
| College: | Penn State |
| NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 3 / pick: 94 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville Township, New Jersey.[2][3]
Benfatti is the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey.[4]
References
edit- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Lange, Randy. "CRUSHING HALT TO JETS CAREER: BROKEN NECK KOS BENFATTI", The Record (Bergen County), April 8, 1997. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Benfatti hides his turmoil well behind a calm demeanor that has been his trademark at Morris Knolls High School, at Penn State, and as a third-round draft pick of the Jets in 1994."
- ^ Lou Benfatti Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Morris Knolls High School. Accessed August 2, 2007.
- ^ Manochio, Matt (December 1, 2009). "Former Jet becomes principal of Hopatcong Middle School". Daily Record.