Lester Archambeau

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Lester Archambeau
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1967-06-27) June 27, 1967 (age 57)
Montville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Montville (NJ)
College: Stanford
NFL draft: 1990  / round: 7 / pick: 186
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:147
Total tackles:340
Sacks:36.5
Forced fumbles:11
Fumbles recovered:6
Interceptions:1
Passes defended:2
Player stats at PFR

Lester Milward Archambeau III (born June 27, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1990 NFL draft. [1] He grew up in Montville, New Jersey and played high school football at Montville Township High School. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. Freeman, Mike. "Super Bowl XXXIII; Falcons Call Broncos' Blocks Illegal", The New York Times , January 29, 1999. Accessed August 12, 2018. "Defensive end Lester Archambeau of the Atlanta Falcons is usually a calm man. Just a guy from Montville, N.J., who is part of one of the best -- and mostly unheralded -- defensive lines in football."
  3. Lester Archambeau Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed September 22, 2007.