Ben Tamburello

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Ben Tamburello

No. 61

Guard / center

Personal information

Date of birth: September 9, 1964

Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama

Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight: 278 lb (126 kg)

Career information

High school: Irondale (AL) Shades Valley

College: Auburn

NFL Draft: 1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65

Debuted in 1987 for the Philadelphia Eagles

Last played in 1991 for the Philadelphia Eagles

Career history

Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1991)

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1986)
SEC Lineman of the Year award (1986)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	50
Games started	11
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Ben Allen Tamburello, Jr. (born September 9, 1964) is a former American football guard and center who played for five seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1987–1991. He was drafted by the Eagles in the third round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.

Early years

Tamburello was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Shades Valley High School in Homewood, Alabama, and Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater, Tennessee.

College career

Tamburello was recruited by Paul "Bear" Bryant to play college football for Alabama, but decided to play for Auburn. He played for the Tigers from 1983–1986. In 1986, he was named a unanimous All-American. He won the SEC Lineman of the Year award in 1986 and was named a team captain.^[1]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Tamburello was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round (65th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles from 1987–1991.

After football

Tamburello resides in Birmingham with his wife, Kathy, and his three children: Ben III, Anna and Julia.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Bean, Josh (January 17, 2005). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ben Tamburello: Former Auburn football player". Times Daily. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

v t e 1986 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Vinny Testaverde RB D. J. Dozier RB Terrence Flagler RB Brent Fullwood RB Brad Muster RB Paul Palmer WR Cris Carter TE Keith Jackson OT John Clay OT Randy Dixon OT Danny Villa G Jeff Bregel C Ben Tamburello

Defense	DL Jerome Brown DL Jason Buck DL Danny Noonan DL Reggie Rogers DL Tony Woods LB Cornelius Bennett LB Brian Bosworth LB Shane Conlan LB Chris Spielman DB Bennie Blades DB Thomas Everett DB Tim McDonald DB Garland Rivers DB Rod Woodson

Special teams	K Jeff Jaeger P Barry Helton

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1987 NFL Draft selections

Jerome Brown Ben Tamburello Byron Evans David Alexander Ron Moten Chris Pike Brian Williams Ken Lambiotte Paul Carberry Bobby Morse Cris Carter (Supp.)

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Tamburello, Ben
Alternative names	Tamburello, Ben Allen, Jr.; Tamburello, Ben A., Jr.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
Date of birth	September 9, 1964
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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