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Jamal Fountaine (January 29, 1971) is a former NFL defensive end.

Jamal Fountaine

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Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1971-01-26) January 26, 1971 (age 51) San Francisco, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College:	Washington
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1994–1995) Carolina Panthers (1995–1996) Atlanta Falcons (1997)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school

Fountain attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California where he ran track and played basketball, playing football beginning in his junior year.[1]

Collegiate career

Fountaine played defensive end for the Washington Huskies and was a starter for the 1992 and 1993 seasons[2] and letterman from 1990 to 1993.[3]^: 168

In 1989, he was awarded the team's Mark Drennan Memorial Award as special teams scout squad MVP,[3]^: 164 also later awarded to his younger brother Matt Fountaine in 2002.[3]^: 164 He played in the Rose Bowl as a member of 1990, 1991, and 1992 teams. He finished his career as a team captain during the 1993 season,[2][3]^: 199 which concluded with the 1994 Hula Bowl.[3]^: 166

Fountaine earned a construction engineering degree at Washington.[1]

NFL career

He was not selected in the 1994 NFL Draft, but signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers where he spent two seasons including their 1995 Super Bowl team.[2] He later was a member of the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons.

Post NFL Career

Fountaine became a graduate assistant at Washington in 2002 and then joined Portland State in 2003.[2] In 2008, Fountaine became a firefighter for the Alameda County Fire Department.[4][1]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Pro Football Reference

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