John Rienstra

John Rienstra
Career information
Date of birth	(1963-03-22) March 22, 1963
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Position(s)	Guard
College	Temple
NFL draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick 9
Career history
As player
1986-1990	Pittsburgh Steelers
1991-1992	Cleveland Browns
Career stats
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 after graduating from the Academy of the New Church.

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.

1985 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

1986 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 L. 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

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

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Pittsburgh 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

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