Sean Lee
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| Penn State Nittany Lions — No. 45 | |
| Linebacker | Senior |
| Major: Finance | |
| Date of birth: July 22, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 236 lb (107 kg) |
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| High school: Upper St. Clair High School, Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania |
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Sean Patrick Lee (born July 22, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football player, playing linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He attended Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Early life
He is the son of Craig and Geralyn Lee of Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania. Lee's older brother Conor was the placekicker for the University of Pittsburgh, and his sister Alexandra is a student athlete at Upper St. Clair High School. Sean is also a grandson of Federal Judge Donald J. Lee of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
[edit] Penn State
Heading into 2008, Lee was a starting outside linebacker for coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions for two consecutive seasons. In his junior year he was 2nd team all Big Ten, finishing second on the team with in tackles with 138. He had a season high 17 tackles verus Illinois, and registered more than 10 tackles in all but three games.He also had two interceptions and three forced fumbles on the season. Lee sat out the 2008 season when a season-ending injury was suffered in April, 2008 during spring practice. He tore a ligament in his right knee.[1] Despite being forced to take a medical redshirt for the 2008 season, Lee's teammates elected him a team captain that season.[2]
Lee was again elected team captain by his teammates prior to the 2009 season.[3]
[edit] Awards
Sean Lee received the following awards
- Third-team Athlon Sports pre-season All-Big Ten[4]
- Second-team Sporting News pre-season All-Big Ten Six Nittany Lions Named To The Sporting News’ All-Big Ten Team
- He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after his effort in the Florida International game on September 1, 2007, and again following Penn State's 31-6 victory over Temple on September 19, 2009.[5][6]
- He was named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week with Ohio State's James Laurenitis following his efforts in the Purdue game on November 3, 2007
[edit] References
- ^ "#45 Sean Lee". Penn State. http://www.gopsusports.com/football/People/Player.cfm?rosterid=2915. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Nittany Lions Announce Captains for 2008 Season". Pennsylvania State University. http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042908aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Clark and Lee Elected 2009 Nittany Lion Co-Captains". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-05-19. http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051909aaa.html.
- ^ "Connor Named To Athlon Pre-Season All-America Team". gopsusports.com. 2007-05-23. http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=12599. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Penn State's Sean Lee Gets Big 10 Honor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2009-09-21. http://post-gazette.com/pg/09264/999673-100.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Lee Earns Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Accolades". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2009-09-20. http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092009aac.html.
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