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Bennie Jennings was a four-year letterman on UNA football teams from 1987-90. He was named first-team All- American as a senior after making 29 catches for 456 yards and four touchdowns. He was a three-time All- Gulf South Conference pick during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. He was first-team All-GSC in 1988 and 1990 and was second-team in 1989. He finished his career at UNA with 61 catches for 980 yards.
He was a four-year starter for the Lions and played defense for most of his junior season after being projected as a pre-season All-American at tight end. In 1990 he switched back to offense and lived up to his All-America billing. He helped take UNA to an 8-3 record and an NCAA playoff berth as a senior. He was named UNA’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 1988 and was Most Valuable Offensive Player as a senior in 1990. He was selected as a permanent team captain in 1990.
Jennings finished with 61 career catches for 980 yards. He is a member of the UNA Team of the Decade for 1989-98 and was selected for the 50th Anniversary UNA Football Team in 1998. In 1990 Jennings signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football in 1991. A native of Fayetteville, Tenn., he has spent the last 16 years in law enforcement and is currently a Tennessee State Tropper and resides in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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