John Rienstra

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**John Rienstra**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1963-03-22) March 22, 1963 (age 58)
Place of birth:	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Position(s):	Guard

College:	Temple
NFL Draft:	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick 9
Organizations
As player:
1986-1990 1991-1992	Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John William Rienstra (born March 22, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former guard who played seven professional seasons for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. Rienstra attended Temple University.

In 1986, the Steelers had their highest draft pick since the early 70's (9th overall). They used it on a guard from Temple named John Rienstra.

v · d · e1985 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Chuck Long RB Reggie Dupard RB Bo Jackson RB Napoleon McCallum RB Thurman Thomas RB Lorenzo White WR Tim McGee WR David Williams TE Willie Smith OT Jim Dombrowski OT Brian Jozwiak G Jeff Bregel G Jamie Dukes G J. D. Maarleveld G John Rienstra C Peter Anderson

Defense	DL Tony Casillas DL Tim Green DL Mike Hammerstein DL Leslie O'Neal DL Mike Ruth LB Brian Bosworth LB Johnny Holland LB Larry Station DB Brad Cochran DB David Fulcher DB Scott Thomas

Special teams	K John Lee P Barry Helton

v · d · e1986 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Bo Jackson Tony Casillas Jim Everett Jon Hand Anthony Bell Jim Dombrowski Brian Jozwiak Leslie O'Neal John Rienstra Keith Byars Joe Kelly Chuck Long James Fitzpatrick Gerald Robinson John Williams Ronnie Harmon Tim Green Mike Sherrard Eric Dorsey Will Wolford Tim McGee Mike Haight Mike Schad Bob Buczkowski Rod Jones Reggie Dupard Neal Anderson

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

v · d · ePittsburgh Steelers first-round Draft selections

Bill Shakespeare Mike Basrak Byron "Whizzer" White Kay Eakin Bill Dudley Bill Daley Johnny Podesto Paul Duhart Doc Blanchard Hub Bechtol Dan Edwards Bobby Gage Lynn Chandnois Butch Avinger Ed Modzelewski Ted Marchibroda Johnny Lattner Frank Varrichione Gary Glick Art Davis Len Dawson Jack Spikes Bob Ferguson Paul Martha Dick Leftridge Mike Taylor Joe Greene Terry Bradshaw Frank Lewis Franco Harris J. T. Thomas Lynn Swann Dave Brown Bennie Cunningham Robin Cole Ron Johnson Greg Hawthorne Mark Malone Keith Gary Walter Abercrombie Gabriel Rivera Louis Lipps Darryl Sims John Rienstra Rod Woodson Aaron Jones Tim Worley Tom Ricketts Eric Green Huey Richardson Leon Searcy Deon Figures Charles Johnson Mark Bruener Jamain Stephens Chad Scott Alan Faneca Troy Edwards Plaxico Burress Casey Hampton Kendall Simmons Troy Polamalu Ben Roethlisberger Heath Miller Santonio Holmes Lawrence Timmons Rashard Mendenhall Ziggy Hood Maurkice Pouncey Cameron Heyward David DeCastro

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

v · d · ePittsburgh Steelers 1986 NFL Draft selections

John Rienstra Gerald Williams Bubby Brister Bill Callahan Erroll Tucker Brent Jones Domingo Bryant Rodney Carter Cap Boso Anthony Henton Warren Seitz Larry Station Mike Williams

Draft Years 1974 1976 1978 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Persondata
Name	Rienstra, John
Alternative names	Rienstra, John William; Rienstra, John W.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
Date of birth	March 22, 1963
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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