Kenny Easley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kenny Easley

All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Kenny Easley

  • Kenneth Mason Easley Jr.
  • (born January 15, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s.
  • He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was a three-time consensus All-American.
  • A first-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, Easley played professionally for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987.
  • Easley has been considered to be among the best defensive backs during his era and one of the Seahawks' all-time greatest players.Easley was one of Seahawks' defensive unit leaders and one of the finest defensive players in the NFL during the 1980s.
  • In 1984, Easley was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press.
  • He was a four-time All–Pro selection and was elected to the Pro Bowl five times in his career.
  • Easley's career ended after the 1987 season, when he was diagnosed with severe kidney disease. After retirement, Easley owned a Cadillac dealership and later, the Norfolk Nighthawks AF2 team from 1999 to 2003.
  • In 1998, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • In 2017, he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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