Roy Foster (American football)

Roy Allen Foster (born May 24, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

Roy Foster
No. 61, 67
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1960-05-24) May 24, 1960 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliam Howard Taft
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUSC
NFL draft1982: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played165
Games started127
Fumble recoveries5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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College career

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Foster played for the University of Southern California (USC) and was selected to 1981 College Football All-America Team (Consensus selection), and the 1980 College Football All-America Team Foster was the first winner of The Morris Trophy for being the top offensive or defensive lineman in the Pacific-8 conference. He is one of only three Pac-12 Offensive lineman (along with Lincoln Kennedy and Alex Mack) to win the award twice.

Professional career

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Foster was a first round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 1982 NFL draft.[1] He was a two-time Pro Bowler, in 1985 and 1986, and played in two Super Bowls. He retired with the San Francisco 49ers in 1993. He is the only offensive lineman to have blocked for Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Dan Marino. He also caught a touchdown pass from Dan Marino.[2] He appeared in 165 NFL games and started 127 of them. In the NFL playoffs, he appeared in 14 games and started 7 of them. In his career, he recorded 5 fumble recoveries.

References

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  1. "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. "Roy Foster and his Salty Pound Cake". Nfl.com. May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
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