Courtney Van Buren

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Courtney Van Buren
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1980-02-22) February 22, 1980 (age 44)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:350 lb (159 kg)
Career information
High school: Ladue Horton Watkins (Ladue, Missouri)
College: Arkansas–Pine Bluff
NFL draft: 2003  / Round: 3 / Pick: 80
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:7
Player stats at PFR

Courtney Van Buren (born February 22, 1980) [1] is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League.

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Early life

Van Buren is from St. Louis, Missouri and in 1998 graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School, where he played football and was a two-time Missouri state track finalist in the shot put, placing as high as third. [ citation needed ]

College career

He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where he was an All-SWAC athlete on both the Football and Track teams.

Professional career

Van Buren was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. [2] In 2006, he signed with the Detroit Lions for one year and sustained another severe injury to his knees, which (along with his back) were problematic throughout his career, subsequently forcing him into retirement.[ citation needed ] He was waived by the Lions on August 3, 2006. [3]

Off the field

Van Buren has made occasional appearances on television and radio as a color commentator, and is also very involved in various social and political causes.

A Spring '00 initiate of the Gamma Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Courtney's parents are radio personality Doug Banks and Michelle Van Buren an executive with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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References

  1. ↑ "Courtney Van Buren". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Courtney Van Buren". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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