Kenny McEntyre
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Position: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Plano (TX) | ||||||||||
College: | Kansas State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1994 | ||||||||||
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Kenny McEntyre (born December 12, 1970), nicknamed "the Glove", is a former arena football defensive back. He played college football at Kansas State.
McEntyre played for the
High school years
McEntyre attended Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas and was a letterman in football. In football, he was an All-District and an All-Metro honoree.
College years
McEntyre originally attended
Professional career
National Football League / NFL Europe (1994–1998)
McEntryed was unselected in the
McEntyre played for the
Arena Football League
Orlando Predators (1998–2006)
In January
In
In 2000, McEntyre recorded 11 interceptions and 16 passes defensed and earned First-team All-Arena and "Arena Defensive Player of the Year" honors. He also recorded 50.5 total tackles. Eight of his interceptions came in the first seven games as Orlando started out 7–0. He recorded a career-high three interceptions during a road win over the Kats in Week 6.
In 2001, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena and Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year honors by recording 10 interceptions, 21 passes defensed and 52 total tackles.
In 2002, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena honors. He wasl also nominated for Defensive Player of Year for the third consecutive year (won in 2001 and 2000). He recorded 61 tackles with eight interceptions and 21 passes defensed on regular season.
In 2003, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena honors, for the fourth consecutive year, after he scored six touchdowns during the season (including playoffs), returning three interceptions, two on-side kicks and recovering a fumble in the end zone for touchdowns. He finished the season with a team-leading 89.5 tackles, 10 interceptions, 19 passes defensed, and two fumble recoveries.
In 2004, McEntyre was named to the First-team All-Arena and "AFL Defensive Player of the Year", for a third time. He played in all 16 regular season games, recording 85.5 tackles, nine interceptions, 11 passes defensed, and a career-high four fumble recoveries.
In 2005, McEntyre played in 14 regular season games, leading the team in tackles with 57, interceptions with five and passes defenses with 13. He was named First-team All-Arena for the sixth consecutive season, tying Barry Wagner for most consecutive appearances in league history.
He recorded his 55th career interception in a Week 2 road win at
In 2006, McEntyre played in 16 games and recorded 63 tackles, 16 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and four interceptions. During Week 13 against the Storm, he recorded 4.5 tackles with season-high three passes defensed, he also intercepted a fourth quarter pass and returned it for a touchdown. The 15th defensive touchdown of his career.
Kansas City Brigade (2007)
On June 30, 2006, McEntyre signed with the
Orlando Predators (2008–2011)
In October 2007, McEntyre was traded from the Brigade back to the Predators.
In 2008, McEntyre played in all 16 regular season games, and recorded 49 tackles, 8 interceptions, 7 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and four touchdowns. During Week 7 at the Grand Rapids Rampage he recorded the 75th interception of his career and returned it for a four-yard touchdown. Later in the season during Week 14 against the Rattlers, recorded the 80th and 81st interceptions of his career.
On July 30, 2011, McEntyre played his last game in his career. It was a 63–48 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks in the first round of the playoffs. He finish his historic career with 96 regular season interceptions and 13 post-season interceptions.[1]
Non-playing career
McEntyre initially began his coaching career on June 8, 2010, when he was named head coach of the
In 2019, he was a part of an ownership group that acquired the trademarks for his former AFL Predators team and relaunched the
Personal
He is an avid golfer, as well as being self-taught, he regularly shoots in the mid to low 80's. He organized a golf tournament to raise funds for hurricane victims in October 2005. The efforts in the Golf for the Gulf Tournament raised nearly $10,000 for hurricane relief efforts. He also participated in a school supply collection drive for underprivileged kids, worked with his wife on a Christmas project to collect toys for kids, was a member of the AFL Army Boot Camp – which paid visits to area high schools to teach importance of education, teamwork and physical fitness, visited schools as part of Orange County Career Day and served meals to homeless at Salvation over Thanksgiving as part of an off-season full of community relations activities.
He is also married to his wife, Sharisse, and the couple reside in Orlando, Florida during the off-season.
McEntyre is nicknamed "the Glove" for his ability to tightly cover receivers.
References
- ^ http://www.cfnews13.com/article/sports/2011/july/287790/Orlando-Predators-eliminated-from-AFL-playoffs-following-6348-loss-to-Jacksonville[permanent dead link]
- ^ George Diaz (June 8, 2010). "Ben Bennett out as coach of Orlando Lingerie Football League team". En Fuego blog. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "IT'S MILLER TIME IN ORLANDO". LFL306.com. August 10, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ J.C. Carnahan (January 16, 2019). "Kenny McEntyre revives Orlando Predators in National Arena League". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "Orlando Predators player claims team's financial troubles led to bounced checks, evictions". WFTV. August 2, 2019.
- ^ "New Faces to Join the Orlando Predators in 2020 New Ownership Group and Head Coach". NAL. October 12, 2019. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
External links
- Kansas City Brigade player page[permanent dead link]
- Stats at ArenaFan.com
- Profile at NFL.com
- Profile at CBSSports.com