Michael Muñoz
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| Position | Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 312 lb (142 kg) |
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| High school | Moeller Cincinnati |
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Michael Anthony Muñoz Jr. (born July 31, 1981) is a former American
Early years
Muñoz was born in
His younger sister Michelle, who was a year behind him in school, was named AP Ohio Ms. Basketball in both her junior (1999-2000) and senior (2000-2001) seasons at
College career
Muñoz received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was a four-season starter for coach Phillip Fulmer's Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2000 to 2004.[3] He started 12 games as a true freshman in 2000, but missed his entire sophomore season in with a knee injury in 2001.[3] He returned to start 12 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2002, and started 13 games as a team captain during his 2003 junior season.[3]
For the first time in his college career, Munoz was not forced to undergo surgery during his 2003–04 offseason, allowing him to fully participate in training sessions and workouts that he had often missed during his previous offseasons. As a senior in 2004, he was again chosen as team captain by his teammates, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and received the Draddy Trophy in recognition of his outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments.[3] He was also a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2003 and 2004.[3] During his four seasons playing for the Volunteers, he started in a total of 46 games.[6]
Following the 2003 season, he graduated from Tennessee with a
Life after football
Despite his decorated college football career, Muñoz was not chosen in the
References
- ^ Botos, Tim (July 5, 2018). "Michael Munoz starts new chapter with Pro Football Hall of Fame". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Elizabeth A. (April 26, 2005). "Former Vol Munoz decides to quit football". The Star Banner. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Michael Muñoz - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Layden, Tim (May 29, 2000). "Chips off the Old Block Michael and Michelle Munoz are following in the enormous footsteps of their Pro Football Hall of Fame father". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Layden, Tim (April 27, 2005). "Munoz has already moved on". SI/CNN. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005.
- ^ "Undrafted, Michael Munoz quitting football". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 25, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Son of Hall of Famer Munoz elected to office in Ohio". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 11, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Munoz - Football". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 16, 2024.