Dwaine Board facts for kids
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1956 Rocky Mount, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Franklin County (Rocky Mount, Virginia) |
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| College: | North Carolina A&T State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 | ||||||
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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. Board subsequently signed with the 49ers, where he would spend all but one year of his NFL playing career.
Across 10 NFL seasons, Board recorded 61 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries. He was a member of the 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, Board was hired as the defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks.
