Shar Pourdanesh

Shahriar Pourdanesh (born July 19, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Oakland Raiders from 1996 to 2001 when in 2001 a severe knee injury cut his career short.

He previously played with the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League from 1994-1995, where he was an All-Star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1994 (the first ever rookie to be honored so), and was a member of the Grey Cup Championship team in 1995. He was also signed to a one year deal with the Cleveland Browns in 1993 under coach Bill Belichick. He is the only Iranian-born football player in NFL history and has over 80 professional starts in his career.

An All-American and All Conference selection, and two time team captain for the University of Nevada at Reno, where in 1992 he was awarded Nevada's Most Outstanding Offensive Player award.

He is a graduate of University High School in Irvine, California.

Shar is now a general partner and featured speaker of Loan Repair and Rescue (LRR). A company that offers free educational services to distressed homeowners. LRR is located in Laguna Hills, California

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