Irvin Lee Pankey is a former American football

American football

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 offensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

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, mainly for the Los Angeles Rams. He played offensive tackle at Penn State

Penn State Nittany Lions football

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 and was a team captain

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 in 1979. He attended Aberdeen High School

Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Maryland)

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, Aberdeen, Maryland.

Personal

Pankey has twin sons who play college football

College football

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 for Oregon State

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; Keith Pankey plays linebacker

Linebacker

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, and his brother, Kevin, is a tight end.http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=454664
He has a daughter, Kiley, who attends Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California
Pankey is now a teacher and serves as an assistant coach at the College of the Sequoias

College of the Sequoias

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 in Visalia, California

Visalia, California

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.http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=454664 Coach Pankey also helps out at football camps such as Linemen Inc. Where he teaches high school football players form and technique but also the importance of inner strength. He is a very sociable man that seems to only take your very best effort every single down. Through his knowledge young high school football players such as myself are becoming not just great linemen but also men. Thank you Coach