Michael Leslie Zandofsky (born November 30, 1965) is a former

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who played in the

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(NFL).

Early life

Zandofsky attended

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and starred in football, wrestling, and baseball. He helped lead the Corvallis Spartans to a 3A Oregon State Championship in 1983. He was also the 3A Oregon State wrestling champion in the heavyweight class in 1983.

College career

At the

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, Zandofsky was a stand-out offensive lineman and made first-team All

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as a sophomore and a junior. In his senior year, he was a pre-season Playboy All-American. He was selected to play in the Blue-Gray all-star game as a junior and to the East-West Shrine game as a senior. In addition, he was awarded the John P. Angel award in his junior and senior season as the top offensive lineman on the team and was a team captain as a senior.

Professional career

He was drafted in the

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in the third round (67th overall) by the

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. In his second season in the NFL, he was sent to the

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, where he spent the next four seasons. After three seasons with the

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and one with the

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, Zandofsky retired from professional football.

Coaching career

Zandofsky was brought on as an assistant coach at Corvallis High School when former high school teammate Chris McGowan was hired as the Spartans head football coach in 2002. While coaching at his alma mater, Zandofsky was the offensive and defensive line coach. His offensive line at Corvallis has helped produce the schools top three season totals by a running back in school history in 2004, 2006, and 2009. In 2006, Corvallis High won the 5A State Championship, the school's first since Zandofsky's senior year back in 1983.

References

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