Mark Traynowicz

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Mark Traynowicz
No. 62, 76
Position:Guard / Center
Personal information
Born: (1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 61)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:Bellevue West (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Unanimous All-American (1984
    )
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mark Joseph Traynowicz (born November 20, 1962) is an American former professional

unanimous All-American in 1984.[2]

Early years

Traynowicz participated in football,

discus in 1980 and shot put from 1978 to 1980.[3]

College career

Traynowicz earned a football scholarship to play for the Cornhuskers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3] He was named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight his junior year. He was a first-team unanimous All-American and an Academic All-American his senior year of 1984. Traynowicz was also named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight for the second time.[4]

Professional career

Traynowiczwas drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 29th pick in the 1985 NFL Draft.[5] He signed with the Bills in July 1985.[6] He played in 41 games with the Bills from 1985 to 1987.

He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional draft choice in 1989 on August 22, 1988.[7][8][9] He was released on August 25, 1988.[10]

Traynowicz appeared in four games for the Buffalo Bills in

Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1989
.

References

  1. ^ "MARK TRAYNOWICZ". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Wilkinson, Nick (February 1, 2012). "Mark Traynowicz profile". thethunderbeat.org. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ "#57 Mark Traynowicz". huskers.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ "Baseball". orlandosentinel.com. July 21, 1985. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ Kawakami, Tim (August 24, 1988). "Eagles Patching Up A Line". philly.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Nfl Moves". Sun Sentinel. August 24, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. New York Times
    . August 23, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Birds fly by Lions". Reading Eagle. August 26, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

External links

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