Jamal Fountaine (born January 29, 1971) is a former NFL defensive end.

Jamal Fountaine
No. 52, 53
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1971-01-29) January 29, 1971 (age 53)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:Washington
Undrafted:1994
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

High school edit

Fountain attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California where he ran track and played basketball, playing football beginning in his junior year.[1]

Collegiate career edit

Fountaine played defensive end for the Washington Huskies and was a starter for the 1992 and 1993 seasons[2] and letterman from 1990 to 1993.[3]: 168 

In 1989, he was awarded the team's Mark Drennan Memorial Award as special teams scout squad MVP,[3]: 164  also later awarded to his younger brother Matt Fountaine in 2002.[3]: 164  He played in the Rose Bowl as a member of 1990, 1991, and 1992 teams. He finished his career as a team captain during the 1993 season,[2][3]: 199  which concluded with the 1994 Hula Bowl.[3]: 166 

Fountaine earned a construction engineering degree at Washington.[1]

NFL career edit

He was not selected in the 1994 NFL Draft, but signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers where he spent two seasons including their 1995 Super Bowl team.[2] He later was a member of the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons.

Post NFL Career edit

Fountaine became a graduate assistant at Washington in 2002 and then joined Portland State in 2003.[2] In 2008, Fountaine became a firefighter for the Alameda County Fire Department.[4][1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Gideon RubinDaily Review (6 July 2008). "Former 49er defensive end now tackles different foe". EastBayTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ^ a b c d Condotta, Bob (2004-10-08). "Sports | Catching up with Jamal Fountaine: Lure of football proves too great | Seattle Times Newspaper". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Shumann, Mike (2008-09-18). "Ex-49erJamal Fountaine begins new career as a firefighter". abc7news.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

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