| Michael Antonescu |
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2007: Redshirted during the 2007 season as a true freshman...Received the 2007 Rex Dockery Memorial Scholarship which is presented to the incoming Tiger football signee who exemplifies the football ideals of the former coach.
Prep: Was a three-year letterwinner on the offensive line at Ridgeland High...Played for Coach Kenny Burton...Named first-team all-state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger as a senior...Also named first-team all-metro and all-district...Did not give up a sack in two years as a starter on the offensive line...Credited with a season-high 15 pancakes against Yazoo City in 2006...Finished his senior season with 135 pancake blocks...Played in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game...Listed as one of the Top 25 Most Wanted Recruits in the State of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion Ledger...Was also named to the all-metro and all-district teams in 2005...Played center on the RHS basketball team for three seasons...Was a member of the academic decathlon team for two years...Listed on the RHS honor roll.
Personal: Michael Gabriel Antonescu is the son of the late Jill Antonescu...Born November 27, 1988, in New York...His daughter, Georgia Rea Antonescu, was born on March 17, 2008...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.
