Sean Love
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Coaldale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | September 6, 1968 Coaldale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 10th round, 264th overall pick | ||||||
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Sean Fitzgerald Love (born September 6, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Love attended Marian Catholic High School in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, where he played as a both an offensive and defensive tackle, contributing to a three-year mark of 32–4.
As a junior in 1986, he posted 27 sacks, helping the team post a 13–0 record, that was part of a 24–game winning streak and a district title. As a senior, he contributed to a conference championship, while receiving All-State honors. He was named the defensive most valuable player in the Big 33 Football Classic between the all-stars from the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
College career
Love accepted a football scholarship from Penn State University and was redshirted as a freshman. As a freshman in 1989, he played as an offensive guard, starting 9 out of 11 games.
As a sophomore, he was named a starter at guard, but suffered a leg injury in the season opener against the University of Virginia, that forced him to miss 3 of the next 8 games. He returned to start in the last 2 games of the year.
As a junior, he suffered different injuries that limited him to play in only 4 games and 57 offensive plays. He was limited to 19 games in three seasons due to injuries, so he declared for the 1991 NFL draft.[1]