Alan Faneca
Faneca with the Steelers in 2007.
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 7, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Rosenberg (TX) Lamar Consolidated | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 206 |
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| Games started: | 201 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 11 |
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Alan Joseph Faneca (/ˈfænᵻkə/; born December 7, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and earned consensus All-America honors. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Steelers, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. A six-time first-team All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Faneca won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks.
Faneca attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas, lettering in football and track. He was an All-Greater Houston, Orlando Sentinel All-South, and Touchdown Club of Houston player of the year. Faneca began having seizures, which were later diagnosed as epilepsy, at age 15. He started on medication to control it and was able to continue playing football.
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