Mark Joseph Traynowicz (born November 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Phoenix Cardinals. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft. Traynowicz played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[2] He was a unanimous All-American in 1984.[3]
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| Position: | Guard Center | ||||||
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| Born: | November 20, 1962 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bellevue West (Bellevue, Nebraska) | ||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 2 / pick: 29 | ||||||
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Early life
editTraynowicz participated in football, wrestling and track and field at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, earning nine varsity letters. In 1979, he was a first-team All-State football selection and won the Nebraska Class A state heavyweight wrestling championship with a final record of 29 wins and one loss. He also qualified for the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in discus in 1980 and shot put from 1978 to 1980.[4]
College career
editTraynowicz earned a football scholarship to play for the Cornhuskers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[4] He was named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight his junior year. He was a first-team unanimous All-American and an Academic All-American his senior year of 1984. Traynowicz was also named first-team All-Big Eight and first-team Academic All-Big Eight for the second time.[5]
Professional career
editTraynowiczwas drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 29th pick in the 1985 NFL Draft.[6] He signed with the Bills in July 1985.[7] He played in 41 games with the Bills from 1985 to 1987.
He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional draft choice in 1989 on August 22, 1988.[8][9][10] He was released on August 25, 1988.[11]
Traynowicz appeared in four games for the Buffalo Bills in 1988. He played in seven games with the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1989.
References
edit- ^ "Mark Traynowicz". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "MARK TRAYNOWICZ". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Nick (February 1, 2012). "Mark Traynowicz profile". thethunderbeat.org. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "#57 Mark Traynowicz". huskers.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Baseball". orlandosentinel.com. July 21, 1985. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Kawakami, Tim (August 24, 1988). "Eagles Patching Up A Line". philly.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Nfl Moves". Sun Sentinel. August 24, 1988. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions". New York Times. August 23, 1988. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Birds fly by Lions". Reading Eagle. August 26, 1988. Retrieved August 25, 2014.