- Rob Renes
Rob Renes (born March 28, 1977 in
Holland, Michigan ) is a former football player who was an All-American nose tackle and team co-captain for theUniversity of Michigan Wolverines football team in 1999. In 1999, he became the fifth Michigan player to be named both a first team All-American on the field and an Academic All-American for his academic performance. He was selected by The Sporting News as a first-team All-American. At Michigan he had 151 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, five sacks, and three fumble recoveries. He was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten Conference team all four years at Michigan. He was also a two-time recipient of the Dr. Arthur Robinson Scholar Athlete as the best scholar athlete on the Michigan team. In his senior year, Renes was also selected as a team co-captain and a semi-finalist for theLombardi Award . Renes was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft. Two weeks into training camp with the Colts in 2000, Renes was diagnosed with a fractured L-5 vertebrae and was later placed on injured reserve. A back injury ended his NFL career. He wore a back brace for more than a year, was waived by the Colts and began teaching at Saline Middle School near Ann Arbor. In 2002, Renes attempted a comeback with the Colts, but he suffered numbness from nerve damage and was unable to continue playing football. After his unsuccessful comeback attempt, Renes told his hometown newspaper (Holland Sentinel): "I realized that I pushed it to the brink and feel good about the opportunities that I've had. Having this (back injury) really seals the deal. It just wasn't meant to be."External links
* [http://www.bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aarenes.htm Bentley Library - Biography and Photograph of Renes]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5266/ Renes Profile from SI.com]
* [http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/082902/foo_082902fb4.shtml "Renes trades NFL helmet for textbooks," Holland Sentinel, November 8, 2002]
* [http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1999/nov/11-22-99/sports/sports2.html Michigan Daily article with photograph of Renes]
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