Dwaine P. Board (born November 29, 1956) is an American former professional

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player and coach in the

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(NFL). He played as a

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, primarily for the

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from 1979 to 1988. He was later a

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coach. Board played

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for the North Carolina A&T Aggies and was selected in the fifth round of the

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by the

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, but they released him in the preseason. Board subsequently signed with the 49ers, where he would spend all but one year of his NFL playing career. Across 10 NFL seasons, Board recorded 61 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries. He was a member of the 49ers' Super Bowl winning teams;

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, Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII as a player, and

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as a coach. On March 25, 2015, Board was hired as the defensive line coach for the

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References

External links

Dwaine Board Pro-Football Reference

Dwaine Board Coaching Record

Seattle Seahawks bio
1956 births Living people American football defensive ends Cleveland Browns coaches New Orleans Saints players North Carolina A&T Aggies football players Oakland Raiders coaches Pittsburgh Steelers players San Francisco 49ers coaches San Francisco 49ers players Seattle Seahawks coaches People from Rocky Mount, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia African-American coaches of American football NFL replacement players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{amfoot-coach-stub