- Alan Zemaitis
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Name=Alan Zemaitis
team=Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1982|8|24
Birthplace=flagicon|USASpencerport, New York
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Weight_lbs=202
Position=CB
College=Penn State
DraftedYear=2006
DraftedRound=4 / Pick 122
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years=2006-2007
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teams=Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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HOF=Alan Zemaitis (
August 24 ,1982 inSpencerport, New York ) is a professionalAmerican football cornerback . He was drafted by theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the 4th round (#122 overall) of the2006 NFL Draft and currently plays in theCanadian Football League for theHamilton Tiger-Cats .NFL
The 6-2, 200-pound Zemaitis was considered a perfect fit for the Buccaneers’ Cover 2 defensive scheme: a big, physical defensive back who was equally comfortable in man-to-man or zone coverage. He played sparingly in 2006 due to injury and was released by the Buccaneers in the final 2007 pre-season roster cuts,
September 1 ,2007 . He tried out for the Cleveland Browns in July 2008, but was not offered a contract.He was signed by Hamilton as a free agent on August 29, 2008.
Penn State
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Penn State University , Zemaitis, a tri-captain, was a three-time All-Big Tencornerback and was second teamAll-America in 2005. He was a semifinalist for the 2005Jim Thorpe Award , given to the nation’s top defensive back. Zemaitis helped lead Penn State to an 11-1 record and a Big Ten championship in 2005. His three interceptions in the season finale at Michigan State helped seal a 31-22 victory that gave the Nittany Lions the title.Despite a violent car accident in January of
2003 that left him with several head wounds, Zemaitis played in everyPenn State game over his four years and started 34 of his last 35. He finished his career with 181 tackles, and broke the Big Ten and Penn State single-season records with 207 interception return yards in 2003.Personal
He attended
Spencerport High School inSpencerport, New York .
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