Tron LaFavor
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 27, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||
| College: | Florida | ||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 171 | ||
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Tron LaFavor (born November 27, 1979) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2003. LaFavor played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
Early years
LaFavor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1979.[1] He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale,[2] and played high school football for the Dillard Panthers.[3] As a senior in 1998, he was a Florida Class 6A first-team all-state selection and was a USA Today honorable mention high school All-American.[3]
College career
LaFavor accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football team from 1999 to 2002.[4] As a sophomore in 2000, he was a member of the Gators' Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship team.[3]
LaFavor graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2003.
Professional career
The Chicago Bears selected LaFavor in the fifth round (171st pick overall) over the 2003 NFL Draft, and he played for the Bears in four games during the 2003 season.[5] He was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys regular season squad during the 2004 season, but appeared in no games.[5]
See also
- List of Chicago Bears players
- List of Florida Gators football players in the NFL
- List of University of Florida alumni
References
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Tron LaFavor. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tron LaFavor. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- 1 2 3 GatorZone.com, Football History, 2002 Roster, Tron LaFavor. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ↑ 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 98, 99, 183 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- 1 2 National Football League, Historical Players, Tron LaFavor. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6
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