Jamal Fountaine (born January 29, 1971) is a former NFL defensive end.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 29, 1971 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Washington |
| Undrafted: | 1994 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
High school
editFountain attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California where he ran track and played basketball, playing football beginning in his junior year.[1]
Collegiate career
editFountaine played defensive end for the Washington Huskies and was a starter for the 1992 and 1993 seasons[2] and letterman from 1990 to 1993.[3]: 168
In 1989, he was awarded the team's Mark Drennan Memorial Award as special teams scout squad MVP,[3]: 164 also later awarded to his younger brother Matt Fountaine in 2002.[3]: 164 He played in the Rose Bowl as a member of 1990, 1991, and 1992 teams. He finished his career as a team captain during the 1993 season,[2][3]: 199 which concluded with the 1994 Hula Bowl.[3]: 166
Fountaine earned a construction engineering degree at Washington.[1]
NFL career
editHe was not selected in the 1994 NFL draft, but signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers where he spent two seasons including their 1995 Super Bowl team.[2] He later was a member of the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons.
Post NFL Career
editFountaine became a graduate assistant at Washington in 2002 and then joined Portland State in 2003.[2] In 2008, Fountaine became a firefighter for the Alameda County Fire Department.[4][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gideon RubinDaily Review (July 6, 2008). "Former 49er defensive end now tackles different foe". EastBayTimes.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Condotta, Bob (October 8, 2004). "Sports | Catching up with Jamal Fountaine: Lure of football proves too great". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Shumann, Mike (September 18, 2008). "Ex-49erJamal Fountaine begins new career as a firefighter". abc7news.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Pro Football Reference
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