Kevin Henry
American football player (born 1968)
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Kevin Lerell Henry (KEY-vin; born October 23, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 23, 1968 Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | John F. Kennedy (Mound Bayou) | ||||||||
| College | Mississippi St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 4th round, 108th overall pick | ||||||||
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Henry was born in 1968 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, where he attended John F. Kennedy Memorial High School.[1] He then enrolled at Mississippi State University. He redshirted during his first year at the school and was ineligible as a sophomore after his American College Test (ACT) score was invalidated. He first saw game action as a junior and led the team with six quarterback sacks. As a senior, he started seven games, but then sustained a tear in the posterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Despite the injury, he finished the 1992 season with 66 tackles and three sacks against Alabama.[2][3]
Henry was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (108th overall pick) of the 1993 NFL draft.[4] He played at the defensive end position for the Steelers from 1993 to 2000, appearing in 116 NFL games, 81 of them as a starter. He tallied 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two interceptions, 14 sacks, and five recovered fumbles in his NFL career.[1] His interception (and 38-yard return) of a Drew Bledsoe pass in December 1997 was referred to as the "immaculate interception."[5]
Henry is cousins with former professional wrestler Mark Henry.[6]
