Dwaine Board Explained

Dwaine Board
Number:76
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:29 November 1956
Birth Place:Rocky Mount, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:248
High School:Franklin County
(Rocky Mount, Virginia)
College:North Carolina A&T State
Draftyear:1979
Draftround:5
Draftpick:137
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:61.0
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:10
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:BoarDw20

Dwaine P. Board (born November 29, 1956) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive end, primarily for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988. He was later a defensive line coach.

Board played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies and was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they released him in the preseason and signed with the 49ers. In his 10 NFL seasons, Board recorded 45 sacks and 9 fumble recoveries. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl winning teams; Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII as a player, and Super Bowl XXIX as a coach.

On March 25, 2015, he was hired as the defensive line coach for Seattle Seahawks.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dwaine Board, Chris Cash and Andre Curtis added to coaching staff. March 25, 2015. Seattle Seahawks.