 Faneca with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 7, 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Rosenberg (TX) Lamar Consolidated | ||||||||
| College: | LSU (1994–1997) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 1 / pick: 26 | ||||||||
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Alan Joseph Faneca (/ˈfænɪkə/; born December 7, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and earned consensus All-America honors. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Steelers, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. A six-time first-team All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Faneca won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL, defeating the Seattle Seahawks. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021 and on May 10, 2021, he was introduced as the head football coach of Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.