Topic: Kyle Vanden Bosch

Kyle Dale Vanden Bosch (born November 17, 1978) is a National Football League defensive end for the Tennessee Titans. He joined the Titans in 2005 following four injury-plagued seasons with the Arizona Cardinals to start his career. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and during his senior year was a member of the prestigious senior honorary, the Society of Innocents.

He went to high school at West Lyon High School of rural Inwood, Iowa.Earned All-America honors at West Lyon (Larchwood, Iowa) Community High School. Also named USA Today/Gatorade player-of-the-year for Iowa and Midwest Region. He started three years at fullback and four at defensive end at West Lyon. As senior, rushed 136 times for 812 yards and 18 touchdowns while recording 83 tackles, 14 sacks, and one interception. Vanden Bosch set school’s scoring record with 264 career points. In addition he earned 4.0 grade-point average and was two-time National Honor Society member.

Vanden Bosch started final 23 games at Nebraska, closing career with 142 total tackles, 13 sacks, 34 tackles for loss and 46 quarterback pressures. As senior, he was First-team All-Big 12 Conferenc. He also was Academic All-Big 12 for the third consecutive year. He set Nebraska single-season record with three blocked kicks—two field-goal attempts and one point-after-touchdown try as sophomore. He was also a Three-time Nebraska lifter-of-the-year (1998–2000) added 40 pounds to frame after arriving on Lincoln campus as freshman. He graduated with 3.82 grade-point average and bachelor’s degree in finance in December 2000.