Larry Izzo
Izzo in August 2007.
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| Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 26, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Belvoir, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | The Woodlands (TX) McCullough | ||||||||||
| College: | Rice | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 163 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lawrence Alexander Izzo (/ˈɪzoʊ/; born September 26, 1974) is a retired American football linebacker and special teamer and current special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Rice.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro selection, Izzo has also played for the New England Patriots. He earned three Super Bowl rings during his time with the Patriots.
Izzo attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia and then McCullough High School in The Woodlands, Texas, and won varsity letters in football where he was coached by Rick McDougald as a running back/safety, and in baseball. Following his senior year, Izzo was selected as the Houston Chronicle's Two-Way Player of the Year, and was a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club's Player of the Year.
Larry Izzo attended Rice University where he wore the number 26, and was a four-year letterman and standout and finished fourth on the school's all-time tackles list with 301 tackles, setting a school-record 46 tackles for losses, and a season record of 18 tackles for losses in 1995. In 1994 an underdog Rice beat top 10 ranked Texas on national television by the score 19-17, as Izzo was selected player of the game with two key sacks (sharing the honor with teammate N. D. Kalu). It was the first time in over 30 years that Rice had beaten its in-state rival, and would help Rice win a share of the Southwest Conference title for the first time in 37 years. As a senior, Izzo was voted defensive team captain and earned consensus All-Southwest Conference honors after registering 121 tackles, he won the George Martin Award as the team’s MVP and won the Jess Neely Defense Award as the team’s top linebacker. Izzo was also selected as an Honorable Mention All-American.
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