Mark Kafentzis
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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| Born: | June 30, 1958 Richland, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Richland (WA) Columbia | ||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 8 / pick: 199 | ||||||
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Mark Kevin Kafentzis (born June 30, 1958) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts. He was selected by the Browns in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL draft.[1] He first enrolled at Columbia Basin College before transferring to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Early life
[edit]Kafentzis participated in high school football, wrestling and track for the Columbia High School Bombers of Richland, Washington. He earned All Big-Nine Conference and All-Area honors on offense and defense his senior year.[2]
College career
[edit]Kafentzis first played college football for the Columbia Basin College Hawks. He garnered All-Conference defensive back and All-American recognition as a kick return specialist. The Hawks won the National Junior College Football Championship in 1978. He was inducted into the Columbia Basin College Athletics Wall of Fame in 2012.[2] Kafentzis transferred to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1980 to 1981. He was redshirted in 1979. He was named to the "All-Rainbow Team" of the 1980s.[2] Kafentzis was named the 58th best player in the school's history by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 2009.
Professional career
[edit]Kafentzis was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 199th pick in the 1982 NFL draft and played in nine games for the team during the 1982 season.[1] He played in 31 games, starting fifteen, for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1983 to 1984.[1] He was released by the Colts on August 20, 1985.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Kafentzis is the oldest of five brothers who played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[2] His brothers Kurt, Kent and Kyle all signed with NFL teams.[4][5] Mark was inducted into the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Northwest Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Tri-Cities Sports Council Hall of Fame in 2003.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "MARK KAFENTZIS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Athletics Wall of Fame". columbiabasin.edu. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 21, 1985. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL)" (PDF). hawaiiathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Craker, Craig (May 20, 2011). "Richland's Kafentzis hurdes into 4A regionals". tri-cityherald.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Mark Kafentzis". nwacsports.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "CLASS OF 2003". visittri-cities.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.