Raleigh McKenzie
Encyclopedia
Raleigh McKenzie is a former American football
player in the National Football League
who played guard for the Washington Redskins
from 1985 to 1994. McKenzie was the epitome of the "Hogs" depth amidst the Redskins famed 1980s and early 1990s offensive line. McKenzie started his first season as a reserve, and then become a vital starter due to injury. He started in each game after that at any of the five positions on the offensive line, but his speciality was center.
McKenzie, nicknamed "Rallo", played on two Super Bowl
Champion teams in 1987 and 1991. He was named to the All-NFL Team in 1991. He played both guard and center during his NFL career. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and Green Bay Packers. His twin brother Reggie McKenzie
also played in the NFL.
McKenzie joined the Redskins for training camp in 2001 assisting the personnel department. He has also run a summer football camp.
Both he and brother Reggie are members of Omega Psi Phi
fraternity.
McKenzie currently assistant coaches football at Herndon High School.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
who played guard for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
from 1985 to 1994. McKenzie was the epitome of the "Hogs" depth amidst the Redskins famed 1980s and early 1990s offensive line. McKenzie started his first season as a reserve, and then become a vital starter due to injury. He started in each game after that at any of the five positions on the offensive line, but his speciality was center.
McKenzie, nicknamed "Rallo", played on two Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Champion teams in 1987 and 1991. He was named to the All-NFL Team in 1991. He played both guard and center during his NFL career. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and Green Bay Packers. His twin brother Reggie McKenzie
Reggie McKenzie (linebacker)
Reggie McKenzie is an American football executive and former player. He is Director - Football Operations for the Green Bay Packers, and has worked for the Packers since 1994.His Super Bowl ring was stolen on May 3, 2009....
also played in the NFL.
McKenzie joined the Redskins for training camp in 2001 assisting the personnel department. He has also run a summer football camp.
Both he and brother Reggie are members of Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
fraternity.
McKenzie currently assistant coaches football at Herndon High School.