Kyle Schroeder
Encyclopedia
Kyle Schroeder was a XFL
defensive tackle for the Birmingham Thunderbolts
.
, and was student athlete of the year in 1996. In football, Schroeder broke the state record for sacks in his junior year with 22 and was a member of the All-State team as a senior.
, and was a three-year letterman in football. He was a two-time All-Ivy selection and a 1999 National Strength and Conditioning All-American as well as a member of the 1996 undefeated Ivy-League championship team.
of the XFL
when he received a phone call from the defensive line coach and offered a spot on the practice squad. After two weeks on the team, Schroeder joined the active roster and two weeks later joined the starting line-up. Kyle Schroeder was the only Ivy League
athlete listed on an XFL roster. After the XFL's demise, Schroeder left to play for the Jacksonville Tomcats
of the AFL 2. Following his football career, Schroeder joined the cast of UPN's The Player (TV series)
. Schroeder has graduated from the Tuck School of Business
in 2007 and is currently working as an Associate in Mergers & Acquisitions at Citi.
XFL
The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWE...
defensive tackle for the Birmingham Thunderbolts
Birmingham Thunderbolts
The Birmingham Thunderbolts were a short-lived springtime American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States.-The only season:The Thunderbolts...
.
High school years
Kyle Schroeder attended Wayne Valley High School in Wayne, New JerseyWayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
, and was student athlete of the year in 1996. In football, Schroeder broke the state record for sacks in his junior year with 22 and was a member of the All-State team as a senior.
College career
Schroeder attended Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, and was a three-year letterman in football. He was a two-time All-Ivy selection and a 1999 National Strength and Conditioning All-American as well as a member of the 1996 undefeated Ivy-League championship team.
Professional career
Schroeder joined the Birmingham ThunderboltsBirmingham Thunderbolts
The Birmingham Thunderbolts were a short-lived springtime American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States.-The only season:The Thunderbolts...
of the XFL
XFL
The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWE...
when he received a phone call from the defensive line coach and offered a spot on the practice squad. After two weeks on the team, Schroeder joined the active roster and two weeks later joined the starting line-up. Kyle Schroeder was the only Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
athlete listed on an XFL roster. After the XFL's demise, Schroeder left to play for the Jacksonville Tomcats
Jacksonville Tomcats
The Jacksonville Tomcats were an arena football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They were an inaugural franchise in af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League , and played for three seasons from 2000–2002...
of the AFL 2. Following his football career, Schroeder joined the cast of UPN's The Player (TV series)
The Player (TV series)
The Player is a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on UPN in which several men compete with each other using their "player skills" to seduce an attractive woman....
. Schroeder has graduated from the Tuck School of Business
Tuck School of Business
The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States...
in 2007 and is currently working as an Associate in Mergers & Acquisitions at Citi.