Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 125 kg | Name Alonzo Mitz | |
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Date of birth: (1963-06-05) June 5, 1963 (age 52) High school: Fort Pierce (FL) Central NFL draft: 1986 / Round: 8 / Pick: 211 | ||
Kathy G-Jensen with Randall Morris and Alonzo Mitz
Alonzo Loqwone Mitz (born June 5, 1963) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Mitz played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
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- Kathy G Jensen with Randall Morris and Alonzo Mitz
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Early years
Mitz was born in Henderson, North Carolina in 1963. He attended Fort Pierce Central High School in Fort Pierce, Florida, and played high school football for the Fort Pierce Central Cobras.
College career
Mitz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985.
Professional career
Mitz was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the eighth round (211th pick overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft, and he played for the Seahawks from 1986 to 1989. He played the last two seasons of his NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1990 and 1991. During his six-season NFL career, he played in seventy-one games, started thirty-four of them, and compiled eight quarterback sacks and two interceptions.