Douglas John Riesenberg (born July 23, 1965) is an American former professional

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and

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, and started in

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. Born in

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, Riesenberg moved to

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, before his freshman year of high school. At

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, he was an all-state football player for the Bears on both offense and defense, an all-state basketball player, and a three-time state champion in the discus. His father, Louis, a professor at the

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since 1979, was the chairman of the agricultural education department. After being heavily recruited by colleges from coast to coast, Riesenberg attended the

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, to study electrical engineering and computer science. He played defense and moved to offense for his senior season in

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for the Golden Bears. He was selected in the sixth round of the

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by the New York Giants. Riesenberg later attended

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in Corvallis to complete his engineering and education studies in 2005. He coached

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(helping the Giants to win MCAL titles in 1998 and 2000, also serving as the offensive coordinator for the latter) for four years at Corvallis High School, and two years at Philomath High School. Riesenberg is now a math teacher and offensive line coach at

Crescent Valley High School Crescent Valley High School (CV or CVHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971 in a rural location north of the city, it is one of the two traditional high schools of the Corvallis School Di ...

in Corvallis.

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* American football offensive tackles California Golden Bears football players New York Giants players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Players of American football from Corvallis, Oregon Sportspeople from Moscow, Idaho People from Carroll, Iowa Players of American football from Idaho 1965 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub