Northwestern University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 79
Sam Coverdale
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 305
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- High School:
- Kenston
2016: Redshirt junior … Appeared in all 13 games as a backup offensive lineman and on field goal units.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Appeared in nine games a backup offensive lineman and on field goal units.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Did not see game action.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Ranked the No. 50 overall tackle prospect nationally by Scout.com and No. 56 by Rivals.com ... Named to Division II All-Ohio First Team ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors in the Chagrin Valley Conference ... Named to All-District First Team ... Voted as the teams' best offensive lineman ... Helped lead Kenston Bombers to their first playoff win in 17 years ... Invited to compete in the North/South Ohio All-Star game ... Played football and basketball all four years and was a team captain in both sports ... Competed on the track team for two seasons ... Recipient of the West Point Leadership Award ... Honor Roll student and member of the National Honors Society.
Personal: Born Samuel Howard Coverdale ... Son of Tate and Keira Coverdale ... Both parents were athletes at Vanderbilt: father played golf and mother played soccer ... Major is economics.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Appeared in nine games a backup offensive lineman and on field goal units.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Did not see game action.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Ranked the No. 50 overall tackle prospect nationally by Scout.com and No. 56 by Rivals.com ... Named to Division II All-Ohio First Team ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors in the Chagrin Valley Conference ... Named to All-District First Team ... Voted as the teams' best offensive lineman ... Helped lead Kenston Bombers to their first playoff win in 17 years ... Invited to compete in the North/South Ohio All-Star game ... Played football and basketball all four years and was a team captain in both sports ... Competed on the track team for two seasons ... Recipient of the West Point Leadership Award ... Honor Roll student and member of the National Honors Society.
Personal: Born Samuel Howard Coverdale ... Son of Tate and Keira Coverdale ... Both parents were athletes at Vanderbilt: father played golf and mother played soccer ... Major is economics.
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