Kristofer Martin Farris (born March 26, 1977) is an American former professional
football
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player who was an
offensive tackle
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL) for a single season in 2001. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
UCLA Bruins
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, earned
All-American honors and won the
Outland Trophy
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! He was drafted in the third round of the
1999 NFL Draft
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by the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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, and played professionally for the NFL's
Buffalo Bills
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.
Early years
Farris was born in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Kris Farris
Retrieved January 27, 2012. He graduated from
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
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in
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
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,
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Kris Farris
. Retrieved January 27, 2012. where he played
high school football
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for the Santa Margarita Eagles.
College career
Farris attended the
University of California, Los Angeles
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, where he played for the
Bruins from 1995 to 1998. As senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team
All-American, and won the
Outland Trophy
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as the best college football interior lineman in America.
Professional career
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Farris in the third round (seventy-fourth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, but he never appeared in a regular season game for the Steelers.
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Kris Farris
Retrieved January 27, 2012. In , he played in three regular season games for the Buffalo Bills, and started one.
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References
Family
Kris Farris is married and has three kids.
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1977 births
Living people
All-American college football players
American football offensive tackles
Buffalo Bills players
Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota
UCLA Bruins football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Santa Margarita Catholic High School alumni
Players of American football from California
Sportspeople from Orange County, California