He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (37th overall pick) of the 1979 NFL Draft.[2] At the time, Lions head coach Monte Clark called Fantetti "a deluxe hitter -- which means he's something special. He's an old fashioned, rough and tough, hard-nosed football player."[3] Fantetti played in 95 games for the Lions from 1979 to 1985.[2]
In 2008, Fantetti opened a barbecue restaurant called Big Ken's BBQ in Portland, Oregon.[4][5]
He was inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] Fantetti's biography at the Hall of Fame describes him as one of "greatest impact players" and "devastating linebackers" in Wyoming history.[1]
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fantetti, born, april, 1957, former, american, football, linebacker, played, national, football, league, detroit, lions, from, 1979, through, 1985, born, 1957, april, 1957, toledo, oregon, career, informationposition, linebackercollegeuniversity, wyomingnfl, d. Ken Fantetti born April 7 1957 is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League NFL for the Detroit Lions from 1979 through 1985 Ken FantettiBorn 1957 04 07 April 7 1957 age 67 Toledo Oregon U S Career informationPosition s LinebackerCollegeUniversity of WyomingNFL draft1979 Round 2 Pick 37Career historyAs player1979 1985Detroit LionsCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All American 1978 Fantetti was born in Toledo Oregon in 1957 and played college football at the University of Wyoming from 1975 to 1978 As a senior in 1978 he had 124 tackles including 73 unassisted tackles and was selected as an All American by the Football Writers Association of America 1 He had 15 unassisted tackles and nine assists in a 1978 game against Utah He was also selected as the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1978 1 He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round 37th overall pick of the 1979 NFL Draft 2 At the time Lions head coach Monte Clark called Fantetti a deluxe hitter which means he s something special He s an old fashioned rough and tough hard nosed football player 3 Fantetti played in 95 games for the Lions from 1979 to 1985 2 In 2008 Fantetti opened a barbecue restaurant called Big Ken s BBQ in Portland Oregon 4 5 He was inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 1 Fantetti s biography at the Hall of Fame describes him as one of greatest impact players and devastating linebackers in Wyoming history 1 References edit a b c d UW Athletics Hall of Fame Wyoming Athletics Archived from the original on 2011 01 07 Retrieved 2010 05 04 a b Ken Fantetti profile pro football reference com Retrieved 2010 05 04 Larry Paladino 1979 05 01 Lions Pleased With Draft Picks Ludington Daily News Member profile Ken Fantetti Go Big Network Archived from the original on 2013 01 24 Retrieved 2010 05 04 Big Ken s BBQ Yelp Retrieved 2010 05 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken Fantetti amp oldid 1210068278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
