Reggie Kinlaw
Reggie Kinlaw (born January 9, 1957 is a former American football

American football

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 defensive tackle who played college football

College football

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 for the Oklahoma Sooners

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 and for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Oakland Raiders

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 in the National Football League

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. He graduated from Miami Springs Senior High School.

Drafted in the final round of the 1979 NFL Draft

1979 NFL Draft

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, Kinlaw soon worked his way into the rotation on the defensive line. He went on to become a mainstay at the nose tackle position, starting on Raider Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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 winners in the 1980

Super Bowl XV

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 and 1983

Super Bowl XVIII

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 seasons. He was considered an unsung hero on those defenses, which featured stars like Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks

Theodore Paul Hendricks is a Hall of Fame former American football linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts , the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League...

, Rod Martin

Rod Martin

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, Matt Millen

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, and, later, Howie Long

Howie Long

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, Lyle Alzado

Lyle Alzado

Lyle Martin Alzado was a professional American football defensive lineman of the National Football League famous for his intense and intimidating style of play....

, and Greg Townsend

Greg Townsend

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. Despite being somewhat undersized at 6-2 and 250 pounds, Kinlaw's quickness demanded double teams, freeing up his teammates to make big plays.

Reggie Kinlaw now coaches

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 the defensive line on the varsity

Varsity team

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 level at St. Francis High School

Saint Francis High School (La Cañada Flintridge)

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 in La Cañada Flintridge, California

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http://www.sfhs.net/ourpages/athletics/football_roster.jsp?rn=5572408. His son Reggie Kinlaw, Jr. also coaches defensive line on the Junior Varsity

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 level at St. Francis High School. He is referred to by his players as "the Law."