Keith Newman
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1977 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 4th round, 119th overall pick | ||||||||
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Keith Anthony Newman (born January 19, 1977) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft.[1]
Newman was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Newman lettered for three seasons at Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida.
Newman won the Guy Toph Award[2] as a senior in 1994. He was the 55th winner of the award which is given to the top high school football player in Hillsborough County.
Newman caught 62 passes for 1,538 yards and 13 touchdowns while at Jefferson.
College career
[edit | edit source]Newman attended the University of North Carolina and was a four-year letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he posted four sacks, 132 tackles, and an interception, and was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Newman has since been a defensive coordinator for Wharton High and Robinson High in Tampa, before becoming a one-year head coach at Robinson.
References
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- 1977 births
- American football outside linebackers
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Living people
- Miami Dolphins players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
- Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida) alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1970s birth stubs