Steve Kenney

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

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

{{BLP sources|date=December 2012}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Kenney

| number = 73, 63

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|12|26}}

| birth_place = Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 266

| high_school = Sanderson

| college = Clemson

| undraftedyear = 1979

| pastteams =

|highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 89

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 64

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = KennSt20

}}

Steve Kenney (born December 26, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.{{Cite web |title=Steve Kenney - Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/player/steve-kenney-11207 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}

NFL career

=1981=

During a 1981 NFL Wild Card playoff game against the New York Giants, Kenney suffered a broken ankle when teammate Stan Walters was blocking Lawrence Taylor. Taylor drive back Walters, who rolled up into Kenney's ankle in the turf of Veterans Stadium. Kenney was carried off the field by team trainers.

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Category:1955 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:Clemson Tigers football players

Category:Philadelphia Eagles players

Category:Detroit Lions players

Category:Jesse O. Sanderson High School alumni

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

References

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