Kevin Long (offensive lineman)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
|image=
|name=Kevin Long
|number=60
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|5|2|mf=y}}
|birth_place= Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
|death_date=
|height_ft= 6
|height_in=5
|weight_lbs=296
|high_school=Summerville
|college=Florida State
|position=Center
|draftyear=1998
|draftround=7
|draftpick=229
|pfr=L/LongKe21
|pastteams=
- Tennessee Oilers/Titans ({{NFL Year|1998}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2002}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2002/6?after=AAAH0gAAAAYAAAAHAAAAAAAFLEo= |website=NFL.com |access-date=29 December 2024}}
|highlights=
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1998)
- First-team All-American (1997)
- Second-team All-ACC (1997)
- 2× Sugar Bowl champion (1995, 1998)
- Orange Bowl champion (Jan. 1996)
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=63
|statlabel2=Games started
|statvalue2=35
|statlabel3= Fumble recoveries
|statvalue3=2
}}
Kevin Dale Long (born May 2, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a center for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tennessee Oilers/Titans. He started in Super Bowl XXXIV. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Early life and college
Long graduated from Summerville High School of his birthplace Summerville, South Carolina in 1993. As a high school football player, Long earned honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today.{{cite web|title=Kevin Long|url=http://www.titansonline.com/team/playerbio.cfm?player_id=4917|publisher=Tennessee Titans|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221092113/http://www.titansonline.com/team/playerbio.cfm?player_id=4917|archivedate=February 21, 2002}} After redshirting the 1993 season, Long lettered in football for four seasons (1994–1997) at Florida State University.
Professional career
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References
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{{Tennessee Oilers 1998 draft navbox}}
{{1993 Florida State Seminoles football navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Summerville, South Carolina
Category:Players of American football from Berkeley County, South Carolina
Category:American football centers
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:Tennessee Oilers players
Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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