Mark Kafentzis
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Position: | Defensive back | ||
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Date of birth: | June 30, 1958 | ||
Place of birth: | Richland, Washington | ||
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High school: | Richland (WA) Columbia | ||
College: | Hawaii | ||
NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 8 / Pick: 199 | ||
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Mark Kevin Kafentzis (born June 30, 1958) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL Draft.[1] He first enrolled at Columbia Basin College before transferring to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Kafentzis attended Columbia High School in Richland, Washington.
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Early years
Kafentzis participated in high school football, wrestling and track for the Columbia High School Bombers. He earned All Big-Nine Conference and All-Area honors on offense and defense his senior year.[2]
College career
Columbia Basin College
Kafentzis first played college football for the Columbia Basin College Hawks. He garnered All-Conference defensive back and All-American recognition as a kick return specialist. The Hawks won the National Junior College Football Championship in 1978. He was inducted into the Columbia Basin College Athletics Wall of Fame in 2012.[2]
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kafentzis transferred to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1980 to 1981. He was redshirted in 1979.[3] He was named to the "All-Rainbow Team" of the 1980s.[2] Kafentzis was named the 58th best player in the school's history by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 2009.[3]
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Kafentzis was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 199th pick in the 1982 NFL Draft and played in nine games for the team during the 1982 season.[1]
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
Kafentzis played in 31 games, starting fifteen, for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1983 to 1984.[1] He was released by the Colts on August 20, 1985.[4]
Personal life
Kafentzis is the oldest of five brothers who played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[2] His brothers Kurt, Kent and Kyle all signed with NFL teams.[5][6] Mark was inducted into the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Northwest Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Tri-Cities Sports Council Hall of Fame in 2003.[7][8]
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- Living people
- 1958 births
- Players of American football from Washington (state)
- American football defensive backs
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Baltimore Colts players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- People from Richland, Washington