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Mark Kern ’89 was a defensive stalwart for the Washington & Jefferson College football program from 1985-1988. A four-year letter winner, Kern is one of 10 student-athletes in school history named to the Associated Press Little All-America Football Team after earning the selection in 1988. He still ranks as the fourth-leading tackler in school history with 275 stops. Kern is also second in the W&J record book for career sacks with 34. In 1986 and 1987, Kern led the Presidents in sacks.
Following the 1988 season, he was chosen to the Pizza Hut All-American Team. The two-time First Team All-PAC honoree had perhaps his best season in 1987 with 113 tackles, including 25 for a loss, and 14 sacks. His coach, John Luckhardt, referred to Kern at the time as “one of the top five defensive linemen he had been associated with in his 26 years of coaching”.
Kern played a major role in one of the most memorable victories in W&J football history, a 23-17 overtime victory at Allegheny College in the 1987 NCAA Division III playoffs. A Canonsburg, Pa., native, Kern was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
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