Steve Wisniewski

NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1967|4|7
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Rutland, Vermont
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Height_ft=6
Height_in=4
Weight_lbs=305
Position=OG
College=Penn State
DraftedYear=1989
DraftedRound=2 / Pick 29
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years=1989-2001
teams=Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
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Steve Wisniewski (born April 7, 1967, in Rutland, Vermont) is a former professional American football player. An eight-time Pro Bowler, he played in the National Football League for 13 seasons as an offensive guard with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.

NFL

The 6' 4", 305 lb, Wisniewski was actually the second round draft pick (#29 overall) of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1989 NFL Draft. He was then immediately traded to the Raiders, where he would play for all of his 13 seasons in the league (1989-2001). "Wiz" earned trips to the Pro Bowl in 1991-96, 98, and 2001. He was named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.

College

Wisniewski was standout guard at Penn State University. He was twice named All-America (1987 and 1988). He was a key contributor on the Nittany Lions 1986 national championship team. He capped his senior season by playingin the Hula Bowl and the Japan Bowl.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1989.

Personal

Wisniewski lives in {Oakland, California] and is a commercial real estate broker with Colliers International. Once named the NFL's dirtiest player, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1997/nflpreview/FEATURES/nasty.html] Wisniewski is a born-again Christian [http://www.tothenextlevel.org/docs/testimonies/testimonies_football/wisniewski_steve/default.asp] and currently volunteers at The Well Christian Community Church in Dublin, California, the church founded by fellow ex-Raider, Napoleon Kaufman. [http://www.raidersonline.org/steve-wisniewski.php]

External links

* [http://www.raidersonline.org/steve-wisniewski.php Where Are They now?: Steve Wisniewski] raidersonline.com
* [http://www.tothenextlevel.org/docs/testimonies/testimonies_football/wisniewski_steve/default.asp Steve Wisniewski testimony] tothenextlevel.org
* [http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/4644643 Old-school Wiz is part of Raiders history] , Jon Gruden column on www.nfl.com
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1997/nflpreview/FEATURES/nasty.html "Nasty Boys: Football's Felonious 15"] , cnnsi.com, 1997