Kristofer O'Dowd

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Kristofer O'Dowd

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caption = O'Dowd makes the USC "V" for victory sign after a 2008 fall practice
college = USC
conference = Pac-10
sport = Football
jersey = 61
position = Center
class = Freshman
major = Business
career_start = 2007
nickname = "KO'D"
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 315
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|5|14
birth_place = Tucson, Arizona
highschool = Salpointe Catholic
championships =
championship_list =
awards = Parade All-American
USA Today All-American

Kristofer O'Dowd is an American football offensive lineman for the University of Southern California.

High School

O'Dowd had a very storied high school football career. His 2006 honors included Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, USA Today All-USA second team, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and All-State as a senior offensive lineman at Salpointe Catholic High in Tucson (Ariz.). He was also invited to play in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow USC recruits Marc Tyler, Chris Galippo, and Everson Griffen. He recorded 90 pancake blocks in 2006. As a junior in 2005, he made the All-State first team. [ [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/odowd_kristoffer00.html Player Bio: Kristoffer O'Dowd :: Football ] ]

College

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound O'Dowd is the first true freshman in USC history to start a game at center for the Trojans. According to USC officials, the last true freshman to start an opener on the offensive line was guard Travis Claridge against Penn State in 1996. Guard Brad Budde was the only other true freshman offensive lineman to start a post-World War II opener. Budde played against Missouri in 1976. [ [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-uscrep31aug31,1,3972674.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-coll-usc Freshman will get start at center - Los Angeles Times ] ]

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