Keith DeLong

{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Keith DeLong

| number = 59

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|14}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 235

| high_school = Lawrence (KS)

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 28

| teams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXIV)
• First-team All-American (1988)
• First-team All-SEC (1988)
• Second-team All-SEC (1987)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 1.0

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 6

| pfr = DeLoKe20

}}

Keith Allen DeLong (born August 14, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1993. He was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He earned a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season, in Super Bowl XXIV.{{Cite web |last=George |first=Thomas |date=January 29, 1990 |title=The Big Easy: Fat City for Montana and 49ers; Broncos Fall, 55-10, And So Do Records |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/29/sports/the-big-easy-fat-city-for-montana-and-49ers-broncos-fall-55-10-and-so-do-records.html |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}

DeLong is the son of SEC Legend and Outland Trophy winner Steve DeLong. He is one of only a handful of father/son combinations who both played at the NFL level. Both attended the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=Keith DeLong Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeLoKe20.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was married to Marla Murrah, the niece of country songwriter Roger Murrah, and they had three children, two daughters and a son.