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Lou Benfatti

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Louis Benfatti
No. 78
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1971-03-09) March 9, 1971 (age 53)
Green Pond, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:Rockaway (NJ) Morris Knolls
College:Penn State
NFL draft:1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Lewis Vincent Benfatti (born March 9, 1971) is a former professional American football player. The 6' 4", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL draft.[1] He played three seasons (1994–1996) with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-American and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville Township, New Jersey.[2][3]

Benfatti is the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Lange, Randy. "CRUSHING HALT TO JETS CAREER: BROKEN NECK KOS BENFATTI", The Record (Bergen County), April 8, 1997. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Benfatti hides his turmoil well behind a calm demeanor that has been his trademark at Morris Knolls High School, at Penn State, and as a third-round draft pick of the Jets in 1994."
  3. ^ Lou Benfatti Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Morris Knolls High School. Accessed August 2, 2007.
  4. ^ Manochio, Matt (December 1, 2009). "Former Jet becomes principal of Hopatcong Middle School". Daily Record.