Mark Traynowicz

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Mark Traynowicz
No. 62, 76
Position: Guard / Center
Personal information
Born: (1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 61)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellevue West (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College: Nebraska
NFL draft: 1985  / Round: 2 / Pick: 29
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Mark Joseph Traynowicz (born November 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Phoenix Cardinals. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft. Traynowicz played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [1] He was a unanimous All-American in 1984. [2]

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Early years

Traynowicz participated in football, wrestling and track and field at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, earning nine varsity letters. In 1979, he was a first-team All-State football selection and won the Nebraska Class A state heavyweight wrestling championship with a final record of 29 wins and one loss. He also qualified for the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in discus in 1980 and shot put from 1978 to 1980. [3]

College career

Traynowicz earned a football scholarship to play for the Cornhuskers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. [3] He was named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight his junior year. He was a first-team unanimous All-American and an Academic All-American his senior year of 1984. Traynowicz was also named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight for the second time. [4]

Professional career

Traynowiczwas drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 29th pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. [5] He signed with the Bills in July 1985. [6] He played in 41 games with the Bills from 1985 to 1987.

He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional draft choice in 1989 on August 22, 1988. [7] [8] [9] He was released on August 25, 1988. [10]

Traynowicz appeared in four games for the Buffalo Bills in 1988. He played in seven games with the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1989.

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References

  1. ↑ "MARK TRAYNOWICZ". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Wilkinson, Nick (February 1, 2012). "Mark Traynowicz profile". thethunderbeat.org. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "#57 Mark Traynowicz". huskers.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Baseball". orlandosentinel.com. July 21, 1985. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Kawakami, Tim (August 24, 1988). "Eagles Patching Up A Line". philly.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nfl Moves". Sun Sentinel . August 24, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Transactions". New York Times . August 23, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Birds fly by Lions". Reading Eagle. August 26, 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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