Dat Nguyen
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 25, 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Chaffee, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Rockport (TX) Rockport-Fulton | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 90 |
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| Games started: | 65 |
| Tackles: | 516 |
| Quarterback sacks: | 6.0 |
| Interceptions: | 7 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
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Dat Tan Nguyen (/ˌdæt ˈwɪn/; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tấn Đạt, pronounced [ŋʷjə̌ˀn tə̌n ɗàːt]) (born Sept 25, 1975) is a former football player, who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Texas A&M University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and became the first Vietnamese-American to be drafted, play, and be recognized as an All-Pro in the NFL. In 2017, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Nguyen's family left South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, and he was born in a refugee center at Fort Chaffee in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He lived most of his childhood in the Gulf Coast town of Rockport, Texas. At Rockport-Fulton High School, Nguyen played middle linebacker and handled punting duties. Nguyen earned All-State honors as a punter. Nguyen was recruited and received scholarship offers from Michigan, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas, and Florida. Nguyen eventually decided to play closer to home and chose Texas A&M University.
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