Derek Kennard
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| Position: | Guard / Center | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 9, 1962 | ||
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 333 lb (151 kg) | ||
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| College: | Nevada | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||
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Derek Craig Kennard (born September 9, 1962) is a former American football guard and center who played 11 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and the Dallas Cowboys. Previously he played two seasons in the United States Football League for the Los Angeles Express.
Kennard attended where his No. 73 jersey was retired in 1996. He accepted a scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was a second-team All-Big Sky as a sophomore and All-Big Sky as a junior and senior. He was named to the second-team All-American team in 1983 as an offensive tackle.
In 1996 he was inducted into Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame and he also is part of the Big Sky Conference Silver Anniversary team.
Kennard was drafted in the third round of the 1984 USFL Collegiate Draft by the Los Angeles Express. He was converted to guard and played in 20 games during 2 seasons.
He joined the Saint Louis Cardinals after the USFL folded in August 1986, which was the team that owned his rights after drafting him in the second round (45th overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players.
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