Dennis Winston
Born: | Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. | October 25, 1955
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
Position(s) | LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
College | Arkansas |
NFL draft | 1977, Round: 5, Pick: 132 |
Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career history | |
As coach | |
2005–2006 | Edmonton Eskimos (DL Coach) |
2013 | Grambling State (interim HC) |
As player | |
1977–1981 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1982–1985 | New Orleans Saints |
1985–1986 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Dennis "Dirt" Winston (born October 25, 1955) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He substituted for the injured Jack Ham in Super Bowl XIV as starting left outside linebacker. On October 17, 2013, Winston was named interim head coach for the Grambling State Tigers football team.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Edmonton Elks coaches
- Grambling State Tigers football coaches
- New Orleans Saints players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- People from Forrest City, Arkansas
- Players of American football from Arkansas
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American football linebacker, 1950s birth stubs