Tripp Welborne

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Tripp Welborne
Career information
Date of birth:	(1968-11-20) November 20, 1968
Place of birth:	Reidsville, North Carolina
Position(s):	Safety
College:	University of Michigan
NFL Draft:	1991 / Round: 7 / Pick 180
Organizations
As player:
1992	Minnesota Vikings
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Sullivan Anthony "Tripp" Welborne (born November 20, 1968) is a former professional American football defensive back who played safety for one season for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He currently works as Athletic Director at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Playing defense for the University of Michigan Wolverines,^[1] he was a hard-hitting back who also handled punt returns. The Greensboro, NC, native was a two-time consensus All-American (1989, 1990) selection. Welborne recorded 238 tackles in his three years in the defensive secondary and returned 67 punts for 773 yards. During his senior year (1990), Welborne set a single-season record for punt return yardage with 455. Welborne moved from wide receiver to defensive back after his freshman year and intercepted nine passes during his career.^[2] He played on three Big Ten Conference championship teams (1988–90), and the Wolverines compiled a record of 36-11-1, with three top ten finishes during his career at Michigan. Welborne was also named All-Big Ten Conference in 1989 and 1990.^[3]

Welborne was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (180th pick) of the 1991 NFL Draft, ahead of notable players such as Shawn Jefferson and Keenan McCardell.^[4] Welborne appeared in two games for the Vikings during the 1992 season, his only season in the NFL.^[5]

References

↑ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MIDWEST; Michigan Edges Michigan State". The New York Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
↑ Welborne's Michigan statistics
↑ Michigan Wolverine football history
↑ 1991 NFL Draft
↑ Welborne's stats

v t e 1989 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Andre Ware RB Anthony Thompson RB Emmitt Smith WR Clarkston Hines WR Terance Mathis TE Mike Busch OL Jim Mabry OL Bob Kula OL Mohammed Elewonibi OL Joe Garten OL Eric Still C Jake Young

Defense	DL Chris Zorich DL Greg Mark DL Tim Ryan DL Moe Gardner LB Percy Snow LB Keith McCants LB Alfred Williams DB Todd Lyght DB Mark Carrier DB Tripp Welborne DB LeRoy Butler

Special teams	PK Jason Hanson P Tom Rouen

v t e 1990 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Ty Detmer RB Eric Bieniemy RB Darren Lewis WR Raghib Ismail WR Herman Moore TE Chris Smith OT Antone Davis OT Stacy Long OG Joe Garten OG Ed King C John Flannery

Defense	DL Moe Gardner DL Chris Zorich DL Russell Maryland DL David Rocker LB Michael Stonebreaker LB Alfred Williams LB Maurice Crum DB Ken Swilling DB Tripp Welborne DB Darryll Lewis DB Todd Lyght

Special teams	P Brian Greenfield PK Philip Doyle

v t e Minnesota Vikings 1991 NFL Draft selections

Carlos Jenkins Jake Reed Randy Baldwin Chris Thome Todd Scott Scotty Reagan Tripp Welborne Reggie Johnson Gerald Hudson Brady Pierce Ivan Caesar Darren Hughes

Draft Years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1984 (Supplemental) 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	Welborne, Tripp
Alternative names	Welborne, Sullivan Anthony
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety
Date of birth	November 20, 1968
Place of birth	Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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