Louis Benfatti

Date of birth:	March 9, 1971 (1971-03-09) (age 38)
Place of birth:	Green Pond, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s):	DT
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	278 lb (126 kg)
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1994 / Round: 3
Organizations
As player:
1994-1996	New York Jets
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Lewis Vincent Benfatti (born March 9, 1971, in Green Pond, New Jersey, within Rockaway Township) is a former professional American football player. The 6' 2", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick (#94 overall) of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played three seasons (1994-1996) with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-America and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey.^[1][2]

Benfatti is currently the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey.^[3]

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