(1965-12-29) December 29, 1965 (age 58) Riverview, Michigan, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:
Detroit Catholic Central
College:
Michigan
NFL draft:
1989 / Round: 6 / Pick: 161
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1989)
Career highlights and awards
Unanimous All-American (1988)
First-team All-American (1987)
2x Third-team All-American (1985, 1986)
4× First-team All-Big Ten (1985-1988)
Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (1988)
Japan Bowl MVP (1989)
Fiesta Bowl co-MVP (1986)
University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
4
College Football Hall of Fame
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Mark W. Messner (born December 29, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1989 season. He sustained a serious knee injury in the 1989-90 NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers and never played in another game.
Messner played college football for the University of Michigan. He started every game, 49 in all, at defensive tackle for Michigan from 1985 to 1988. He was the first position player ever to be selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player all four years.
Messner was also a four-time All-American, earning third-team selections in 1985[1] and 1986,[2] first-team in 1987,[3] and unanimous honors in 1987.[4][5][6][7][8]
He set still holds Michigan records for quarterback sacks in a game (5), career tackles for loss (70), and career sacks (36). He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2014.
^"All-America". Akron Beacon Journal. December 10, 1985. p. D2.
^"All-America News: Football News". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 23, 1986. p. 14D.
^"Brown TSN top player of '87". Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, IL). December 9, 1987. p. 11.
^"1988 Kodak All-America Team". Asbury Park Press. November 22, 1988. p. D2.
^"AP All-America". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 9, 1988. p. F2.
^"Football Writers Association All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 2, 1988. p. C6.
^"UPI All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 15, 1988. p. C10.
^"Walter Camp All-America Team". Southern Illinoisan. November 24, 1988. p. 18.
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