Lou Benfatti

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Birthplace= Green Pond, New Jersey
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Weight_lbs=278
Position= DT
College= Penn State
DraftedYear= 1994
DraftedRound= 3
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years= 1994-1996
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Lewis Vincent Benfatti (born March 9, 1971, in Green Pond, New Jersey, within Rockaway Township) is a former professional American football player. The 6' 2", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played three seasons (1994-1996) with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-America and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey. [Lange, Randy. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EAF928F8C4EF40A&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=I53N59FQMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "CRUSHING HALT TO JETS CAREER: BROKEN NECK KOS BENFATTI"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", April 8, 1997. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Benfatti hides his turmoil well behind a calm demeanor that has been his trademark at Morris Knolls High School, at Penn State, and as a third-round draft pick of the Jets in 1994."] [ [http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us/mk/mkathletics/athletes/benfatti/ Lou Benfatti] , Morris Knolls High School. Accessed August 2, 2007.]

He currently is a school administrator in Hopatcong, New Jersey.

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