- Shar Pourdanesh
NFL player
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Birthplace=Tehran, Iran
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College=Nevada
number=68, 67
Position=Tackle
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PFR=PourSh20
years=1993
1994-1995
1996-1998
1999-2000
2001
teams=Cleveland Browns Baltimore Stallions (CFL)Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Oakland Raiders
NFL=POU643701Shahriar Pourdanesh (born
July 19 ,1970 in Tehran,Iran ) is a formerAmerican football offensive lineman who played in theNational Football League for theWashington Redskins ,Pittsburgh Steelers , andOakland Raiders from 1996 to 2001 when in 2001 a severe knee injury cut his career short.He previously played with the
Baltimore Stallions of theCanadian Football League from 1994-1995, where he was an All-Star and won theCFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1994 (the first ever rookie to be honored so), and was a member of the Grey Cup Championship team in 1995. He was also signed to a one year deal with theCleveland Browns in 1993 under coachBill Billicheck . He is the only Iranian-born football player in NFL history and has over 80 professional starts in his career.An All American and All Conference selection, and two time team captain for the
University of Nevada at Reno, where in 1992 he was awarded Nevada's Most Outstanding Offensive Player award.He is a graduate of University High School in
Irvine, California .Shar is now the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for International Trade Exchange.
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