Nate Newton remained in-state and committed to the Florida A&M Rattlers in the next phase of his gridiron journey.Ĭollege Days With The Florida A&M Rattlers Unfortunately, Newton balked at the thought of being 3,000 miles away from his family and running up and down a mountain for legendary Sun Devils’ head football coach Frank Kush. The Arizona State Sun Devils had Newton on their radar during his senior year at Jones High School. Ironically, Newton also told Sports Illustrated some two decades later he was mostly a recluse and homebody as a teenager. “I was terrible,” Newton admitted to Montville. He told Sports Illustrated’s Leigh Montville in June 1994 that he shut down any party where he wasn’t invited. Newton was a bully growing up in the Orlando area. He excelled in football, basketball, shot put, and wrestling for the Jones Tigers. Newton attended Jones High School in his hometown. Meet and Greet See You around 10am YES!! /z4aalABmTR Newton idolized Cowboys legends Cliff Harris, Robert Newhouse, and Charlie Waters as a young boy in Florida, per ’s Dante Giannetta.Ĩ01 S Rio Grande Ave Orlando, FL 32805 Stop by and have some Fun. ran a gas station while his mother Margaret worked as a schoolteacher.Īlmost everybody in Nate Newton’s neighborhood pulled for the Miami Dolphins.Įverybody except Newton, who grew up following the Dallas Cowboys – the team he’d spend the majority of his career within the National Football League. His younger brother Tim was a defensive tackle who played a combined nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Kansas City Chiefs. Newton had four siblings – one sister and three brothers.
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Ironically, Newton wound up becoming a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First-Team All-Pro offensive lineman of the Cowboys – the football team he grew up following in Orlando, FL.Īlthough Newton’s life off the gridiron was shrouded in plenty of controversy, he eventually got his act together during retirement.ĭespite Newton’s checkered past, he’s one of the best offensive linemen in Dallas Cowboys’ franchise history.
Newton was so big he earned the nickname “The Kitchen” because he was bigger than the Chicago Bears’ William “The Refrigerator” Perry. behemoth thrived as a run and pass blocker during his thirteen-year tenure in Dallas. Newton was as nimble as he was gargantuan – the 6’3″, 335 lb. With Newton playing left guard for head coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, America’s Team won three Super Bowl titles in four years from 1992 to 1995. Big Nate Newton was a pillar of strength for the Dallas Cowboys dynasty of the 1990s.
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