Kenneth Quarious Oxendine (born October 4, 1975) is a former professional
American football
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player who played
running back
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for two seasons for the
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
and briefly for the XFL's Los Angeles Xtreme during the 2001 season.
In college, Oxendine played for the
Virginia Tech Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams representing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in intercollegiate athletics. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 22 va ...
. His senior year, despite splitting time with
Lamont Pegues, Oxendine rushed for and eight
touchdown
A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Ameri ...
s.
Following his Pro Football career, Oxendine became a physical education instructor. Since 2006, he has been teaching physical education at Notre Dame Academy in
Duluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Located north of Interstate 85, it is approximately northeast of Atlanta.
As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, Duluth had a ...
. On July 28, 2012, in Lawrenceville, GA, he married Playboy June 2011 playmate,
Mei-Ling Lam.
Oxendine was raised in
Chester, Virginia
Chester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,414.
History
Chester's original "downtown" was a stop which was an intersection of the Richmond and Petersb ...
. He attended Curtis Elementary School, Chester Middle School, and was a graduate of
Thomas Dale High School
Thomas Dale High School is a public high school located in Chester, an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
It was named for Sir Thomas Dale, a 17th-century leader in the Virginia Colony. The high school is ...
.
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1975 births
Living people
American football running backs
Atlanta Falcons players
Los Angeles Xtreme players
Virginia Tech Hokies football players
People from Chester, Virginia
Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia
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