Kenny Wheaton
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| Position: | Cornerback / Safety | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 8, 1975 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Oregon | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 22 |
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| Interceptions: | 1 |
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Kenneth Tyron Wheaton (born March 8, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He was a CFL All-Star with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Wheaton attended in Tempe, Arizona. He played college football at the University of Oregon, where in his freshman season in 1994, he made arguably the most famous play in Ducks history known as "The Pick." As time was winding down and the University of Washington was driving down to the Oregon nine-yard line, Wheaton intercepted a Damon Huard pass and ran it back for a touchdown not just to save the game, but also signaled the start of a new era of winning football for the University of Oregon. After his junior season, he became the first player in school history to declare early for the NFL draft.
In 2011, he was inducted into to the Oregon University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Wheaton was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (94th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. His rookie season was a difficult one, a separated shoulder he suffered in a scrimmage against the Oakland Raiders, caused him to miss the first 3 pre-season games, he would return to play in the last exhibition game against the Tennessee Titans, but he re-injured the shoulder and was forced to miss the first 14 regular season games. At the end of the year, he also missed time, in order to deal with the death of his younger brother (Derrek), who was killed in a drive-by shooting. He still would play in the last two games, registering four tackles against the New York Giants in the season finale.
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