Larry Chester

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Larry Chester
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Chester with the Dolphins in 2002
No. 64
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1975-10-17) October 17, 1975 (age 48)
Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Hammond (LA)
College: Temple
Undrafted: 1998
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:90
Tackles:141
Sacks:8.5
Forced fumbles:5
Player stats at PFR

Larry Travis Chester (born October 17, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL).

After playing college football at Temple, Chester signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1998, and stayed with the Colts organization until 2000. He was picked up by Carolina Panthers for a season, then played with the Miami Dolphins for another three seasons. [1]

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References

  1. "Larry Chester". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2016.