10/17/2011 Larry Porter Press Luncheon - Oct. 17, 201110/08/2011 Memphis at Rice Game Notes10/08/2011 Memphis Postgame Notes2010: Joined the Tigers late in fall camp in August 2010 as a transfer from Holmes Community College...Redshirted during the 2010 season as the Tigers returned a veteran group at that position in `10. Academic Highlights: Was a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for the spring 2011 semester. Holmes CC: Competed for coach Danny Robertson in 2009...Earned Preseason All-American, Preseason All-State and Postseason All-State honorable mention honors during his time with the Bulldogs...Allowed only one-half of a sack in seven starts...Competed in the 2009 Bernard Blackwell North Mississippi vs. South Mississippi All-Star Game...Invited to compete in the annual JUCO All-America game. Prep: Earned three varsity letters while competing under the tutelage of coach Kenny Burton at Ridgeland High...Finished his prep career without allowing a single quarterback sack as a starter...Led the Titans to a 10-1 (7-0) record and a Mississippi Region 3-4A title in 2007...Also earned three letters on the Titans' baseball team, serving primarily as a pitcher...Garnered 2007 All-District honors for his efforts on the diamond. Personal: Anthony Jude Antonescu is the son of the late Jill Antonescu...Born July 11, 1991, in Greenwood, Miss....Younger brother of fellow Tiger offensive lineman Michael...His grandfather, Jack Salveson, was a pitcher for the New York Giants and was the youngest player in Major League Baseball during the 1933 season. Click link below for a Memphis Commercial Appeal feature article about A.J. and his brother Michael. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/nov/27/lifes-curves-fail-to-throw-tiger-siblings/ |
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