John Rienstra

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John Rienstra
No. 79, 70
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1963-03-22) March 22, 1963 (age 62)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High schoolAcademy of the New Church Secondary Schools
(Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania)
CollegeTemple
NFL draft1986: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played65
Games started48
Fumble recoveries3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John William Rienstra (born March 22, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. Rienstra attended Temple University after graduating from the Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools.

At the 1986 NFL draft, the Steelers selected Rienstra with the ninth overall pick in the first round.[1]

On July 6, 2016, Rienstra discovered the remains of Joe Keller, a man from Cleveland, Tennessee, who had gone missing while on a jog on July 23, 2015, in a remote and rugged area of the Rio Grande National Forest in Conejos County, Colorado.[2][3]

References

  1. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. Billman, Jon (March 13, 2017). "How 1,600 People Disappeared on Our Public Lands". Outside Online.
  3. Paul, Jesse (August 8, 2016). "DNA confirms remains found in Conejos County are those of missing teen Joe Keller". The Denver Post.