(1975-11-04) November 4, 1975 (age 48) Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:
325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:
Sandusky
College:
Ohio State (1994–1996)
NFL draft:
1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
St. Louis Rams (1997–2008)
Chicago Bears (2009)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)
3× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2001, 2003)
2× Second-team All-Pro (2000, 2004)
7× Pro Bowl (1999–2005)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Outland Trophy (1996)
2× Lombardi Award (1995, 1996)
UPI Lineman of the Year (1996)
Jim Parker Trophy (1996)
2× Unanimous All-American (1995, 1996)
Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1996)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1996)
2× Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year (1995, 1996)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1994)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1995, 1996)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
169
Games started:
165
Fumble recoveries:
7
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is an American former football offensive tackle who played for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the St. Louis Rams. Pace played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he twice received unanimous All-American honors, and was selected by the Rams first overall in the 1997 NFL draft. He spent all but one season of his professional career in St. Louis, concluding his NFL tenure as a member of the Chicago Bears.
In college, he was instrumental in blocking for Eddie George during his Heisman campaign. As a professional player, Pace was recognized as the cornerstone of a Rams offensive line that blocked for an offense with the most gross yardage, second-highest completion percentage, and fifth-most touchdown passes during his 12 years with the team. Under Pace's protection, the Rams passing offense compiled more than 3,000 yards per season in each of the years he played, seven different quarterbacks eclipsed 3,000 yards in a season, and seven players rushed for 1,000 yards. Pace also protected the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) recipient for three consecutive seasons, blocking for 1999 and 2001 MVP Kurt Warner and 2000 MVP Marshall Faulk.
Retiring as a seven-time Pro Bowl and three-time first-team All-Pro selection, Pace was a core contributor of the Rams Greatest Show on Turf offense that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXIV. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is an American former football offensive tackle who played for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL)...
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marshall Faulk, RB (2011) OrlandoPace, OT (2016) Kurt Warner, QB (2017) Isaac Bruce, WR (2020) Dick Vermeil...
Jim Stillwagon 1973: John Hicks 1987: Chris Spielman 1995: OrlandoPace 1996: OrlandoPace 2005: A. J. Hawk Four Ohio State players have won the Maxwell...
offensive line was led by guard Adam Timmerman and offensive tackle OrlandoPace, who was selected to the Pro Bowl for the third consecutive year. The...
from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. "OrlandoPace NFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived...
and another touchdown. The Rams' offensive line was led by Pro Bowlers OrlandoPace and Adam Timmerman. Timmerman, acquired by the Rams in 1999, had previously...
State University holds the record for most Lombardi awards with six. OrlandoPace, the only two-time winner (1995 and 1996), is the most recent offensive...
its high-profile offensive linemen. The first overall selection was OrlandoPace, who appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006 and was...
renamed the Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, in honor of Nebraska's Dave Rimington and Ohio State's OrlandoPace. Selected by Big Ten...
(O), Kevin Carter (D); 1999—OrlandoPace (O), Kevin Carter (D); 2000—OrlandoPace (O), Grant Wistrom (D); 2001—OrlandoPace (O), Grant Wistrom (D); 2002—Adam...
up in the 1997 NFL draft to select future All-Pro offensive tackle, OrlandoPace. The team would struggle to find success in the first two seasons with...
Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach for the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, and Los Angeles Lakers, leading the Lakers to an NBA championship...
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
from 1992 to 1994. His Buckeyes teammates included offensive tackle OrlandoPace and running backs Eddie George and Robert Smith. As a junior in 1994...
center for the Oklahoma team, was a runner-up for the award in 1954 and OrlandoPace finished fourth in 1996 as an offensive tackle for Ohio State.[citation...
through a trade with the Denver Broncos. On April 2, the Bears signed OrlandoPace to a three-year deal. On May 11, the Bears signed tight end Michael Gaines...
versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015. "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs)"...
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