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| Position: | Defensive end Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1966-01-05)January 5, 1966 (age 59) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Charlotte Amalie (VI) | ||||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990: 1st round, 14th pick | ||||||||||
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Renaldo Antonio Turnbull (born January 5, 1966) is a former professionalAmerican footballdefensive end andlinebacker who played for theNew Orleans Saints of theNational Football League (NFL).[1] He was the Saints 1st round (14th overall) in the1990 NFL draft. Turnbull, a 6'5", 252 lb (114 kg) linebacker-defensive end fromWest Virginia University, played eight seasons in theNFL from 1990 to 1997 for the Saints andCarolina Panthers. In his NFL career, Turnbull played in 120 games with 45.5 sacks and one interception.[2]
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Turnbull is often considered one of the best pass-rushers in West Virginia football history, earning all-ECAC honors during his career.
In his sophomore season of 1987, Turnbull recorded 13 tackles and a pass break-up.
In 1988, Turnbull teamed up with Chris Haering,Steve Grant, Theron Ellis, and Lonnie Brockman to make up one of the greatest linebacking corps in school history. The team went undefeated, but lost in theFiesta Bowl toNotre Dame for the national championship. Turnbull, recorded 73 tackles and a career and team-high 12 sacks as switching from linebacker to defensive end positions at times.
In his senior season of 1989, Turnbull recorded 67 tackles, two forced fumbles, eight sacks, and a career-high 11 tackles for a loss.
Turnbull was selected in the1990 NFL draft in the first round, 14th overall by theNew Orleans Saints.[3] He is one of only nine West Virginia Mountaineersselected in the first round of theNFL Draft.[citation needed] As a rookie in 1990, Turnbull had nine sacks.[2]
In 1993, Turnbull recorded 13.0 sacks and an interception. He was aPro Bowl selection that season, which was the best in his career.[2]
In his final three seasons as a Saint, Turnbull recorded 6.5, 7, and 6.5 sacks, respectively. In his finalNFL season, 1997, Turnbull only recorded one sack while playing for theCarolina Panthers.[2]
Since retiring from the NFL Renaldo Turnbull has held jobs as and is currently a coach and professional trainer.