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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | (1957-01-09)January 9, 1957 (age 68) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Miami Springs | ||||||
| College | Oklahoma | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 12th round, 320th overall pick | ||||||
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Reginald Kinlaw (born January 9, 1957) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOklahoma Sooners before playing in the NFL for theOakland/Los Angeles Raiders andSeattle Seahawks. He graduated fromMiami Springs Senior High School.
Drafted in the final round of the1979 NFL draft,[1] Kinlaw soon worked his way into the rotation on thedefensive line. He went on to become a mainstay at thenose tackle position, starting on RaiderSuper Bowl winners following the1980 and1983 seasons. He was considered an unsung hero on those defenses, which featured stars likeTed Hendricks,Rod Martin,Matt Millen, and, later,Howie Long,Lyle Alzado, andGreg Townsend. Despite being somewhat undersized at 6-2 and 250 pounds, Kinlaw's quickness demanded double teams, freeing up his teammates to make big plays. "Reggie was the REAL hero of our defense! He was so quick, they always had to double-team him. That would allow us, in the secondary, to make plays." - Lester Hayes, CB, Raiders.[2]
Reggie Kinlaw coached the defensive line at thevarsity level atSt. Francis High School inLa Cañada, Flintridge, California.[3] He has a daughter Dionne Kinlaw and son Reggie Kinlaw II. His son Reggie Kinlaw II, also coached the defensive line on theJunior Varsity level at St. Francis High School. Reggie retired and moved to Las Vegas in 2012. He has been a heavily involved Alumni since the Raiders moved to Vegas.[4]