Mark Vander Poel

{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mark Vander Poel

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| number = 72

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|3|5}}

| birth_place = Upland, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 303

| high_school = Chino (CA)

| college = Colorado

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 96

| pastteams =

  • Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1991}}–{{NFL Year|1993}})
  • Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1994}})
  • San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1995}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/1995/4?after=AAAHywAAAAQAAAAcAAAAAAADG1Q= |website=NFL.com |access-date=21 July 2024}}

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 23

| pfr = VandMa20

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John Mark Vander Poel (born March 5, 1968) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at University of Colorado for the Colorado Buffaloes{{cite web |title=3 y. players, coach edwards to be in east-west shrine tilt |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/136806/3-Y-PLAYERS-COACH-EDWARDS-TO-BE-IN-EAST-WEST-SHRINE-TILT.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116005101/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/136806/3-Y-PLAYERS-COACH-EDWARDS-TO-BE-IN-EAST-WEST-SHRINE-TILT.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2019 |website=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret News |accessdate=18 November 2018}} and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts.{{cite web |title=Ranking all the Indianapolis Colts' drafts |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/04/22/ranking-all-indianapolis-colts-drafts/100388276/ |website=Indianapolis Star |publisher=Indianapolis Star |accessdate=18 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=1990 CU national championship flashback: Where are they now |url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_28672985/1990-cu-national-championship-flashback-where-are-they |website=Daily Camera |publisher=Daily Camera |accessdate=18 November 2018}}

College career

Vander Poel played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1987 to 1990. On his last season with Colorado, he made the all Big Eight team.{{cite web |title=All Big Eight team |url=https://newsok.com/article/2338735/all-big-eight-team |website=News OK |accessdate=18 November 2018}}

Professional career

Vander Poel was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He made his first start with the Colts in October 1991.{{cite web |title=The NFL |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/10/07/106783175/the-nfl |website=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=18 November 2018}} After being released by the Colts in 1993, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals where he would play before retiring after the 1994 season.

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