Babatunde Oshinowo
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Babatunde Oshinowo
| image =
| caption = While playing for the Chicago Bears
| number = 96, 70
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|14}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 305
| high_school = Naperville (IL) Neuqua Valley
| college = Stanford
| draftyear = 2006
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 181
| pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2007}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 2
| pfr = OshiBa20
}}
Babatunde Oluwasegun Temitope Oluwakorede Adisa "Baba" Oshinowo Jr. [Ba-ba-TOON-day OH-shi-no-who] (born January 14, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle. His second name "Oluwasegun" means "God has been victorious" in the Yoruba language.{{cite web|url=http://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php/Oluwasegun|title=Oluwasegun|website= Nigerian Name|accessdate= April 29, 2014}} He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Stanford.
Oshinowo was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.
Early life
Oshinowo played high school football at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, where he was known as "OJ" Oshinowo. He was an All-Prep American as a Senior in defense at Neuqua. He holds two track and field records at Neuqua, one for shot put and one for discus. At Stanford, Oshinowo obtained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 5/8
| weight = 304
| dash = 5.34
| ten split = 1.79
| twenty split = 3.06
| shuttle = 4.54
| cone drill = 7.63
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 9
| bench = 33
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 10 1/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/baba-oshinowo/32004f53-4849-0798-6905-1bde23b50b95 |title=Baba Oshinowo Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=15509&DraftYear=2006 |title=Babatunde Oshinowo College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 1, 2025}}
}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On September 19, 2006, Cleveland signed Oshinowo from their practice squad. He was active for three games and played in the season finale against the Houston Texans, recording two tackles.
=Chicago Bears=
On September 19, 2007, the Chicago Bears signed Oshinowo to their practice squad. He was signed to the Bears active roster with three games remaining in the 2007 season. The Bears waived Oshinowo on May 7, 2008.
=Washington Redskins=
On July 29, 2008, the Washington Redskins signed Oshinowo and waived defensive tackle Zarnell Fitch. He was waived by the team on August 24.
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Oshinowo was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles on November 19, 2008, after linebacker Andy Studebaker was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
=Carolina Panthers=
Oshinowo signed a future contract with the Carolina Panthers on January 28, 2009. He was waived on June 26, 2009.
=San Francisco 49ers=
Oshinowo was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on July 30, 2009. Oshinowo was waived by the 49ers on August 7 after the team signed wide receiver Chris Francies.
Personal life
On June 15, 2019, Oshinowo earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Oshinowo is currently a vice president at Sandbox Industries.{{Cite web |title=Tunde Oshinowo |url=https://sandboxindustries.com/people/p/tunde-oshinowo |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Sandbox Industries |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071217022211/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player152.html Chicago Bears bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081217162445/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/BabatundeOshinowo.html Philadelphia Eagles bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090805014624/http://www.49ers.com/team/roster/babatunde-oshinowo/34adc44b-f8ea-46b2-bfcb-3098f0386b47/ San Francisco 49ers bio]
- [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/oshinowo_babatunde01.html Stanford Cardinal bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207153518/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/oshinowo_babatunde01.html |date=2007-12-07 }}
- [http://chiefmoney.com Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706113745/http://chiefmoney.com/ |date=2009-07-06 }}
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Category:Nigerian players of American football
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Category:Cleveland Browns players
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Category:Players of American football from Naperville, Illinois
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