Kenneth Tyron Wheaton was born on March 8,1975 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.
20 Facts About Kenny Wheaton
1.
2.
Kenny Wheaton was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League.
3.
Kenny Wheaton played college football at the University of Oregon.
4.
Kenny Wheaton attended McClintock High School, where he was a two-way player.
5.
Kenny Wheaton received All-state and Mesa Tribune Area Defensive Player of the Year honors.
6.
Kenny Wheaton accepted a football scholarship from the University of Oregon.
7.
Kenny Wheaton collected 60 tackles and 4 interceptions, while contributing to the team winning a Pac-10 Championship.
8.
Kenny Wheaton made arguably the most famous play in Ducks history known as "The Pick".
9.
Kenny Wheaton had a career-high 16 tackles against Arizona State University.
10.
Kenny Wheaton finished his college career with 194 tackles, 10 interceptions and the school record of 380 yards on interception returns, breaking a 49-year record previously set by Jake Leicht.
11.
Kenny Wheaton had an interception return for a touchdown of 70-or-more yards in each of his 3 seasons as a starter.
12.
Kenny Wheaton was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft.
13.
Kenny Wheaton's rookie season was a difficult one, a separated shoulder he suffered in a scrimmage against the Oakland Raiders, caused him to miss the first 3 pre-season games, he would return to play in the last exhibition game against the Tennessee Titans, but he re-injured the shoulder and was forced to miss the first 14 regular season games.
14.
Kenny Wheaton missed time at the end of the year, in order to deal with the death of his younger brother, who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
15.
Kenny Wheaton recorded 36 tackles, one interception and 2 fumble recoveries, playing mainly on the nickel defense.
16.
Kenny Wheaton was traded to the Colorado Crush during the offseason, only to be cut by the team in training camp.
17.
In 2003, Kenny Wheaton signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and was their starting defensive half back.
18.
In 2004, during a playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Kenny Wheaton intercepted a pass in the end zone.
19.
Kenny Wheaton went on to help his team win the 92nd Grey Cup championship with the Argonauts that season.
20.
Kenny Wheaton went on to play college football at Phoenix College and received a football scholarship to attend the University of Oregon.