Kenny McEntyre (born December 12, 1970), nicknamed "the Glove", is a former arena football defensive back. He played college football at Kansas State.
McEntyre played for the Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), the Frankfurt Galaxy and London Monarchs of NFL Europa, and Kansas City Brigade.
High school years
McEntyre attended Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas and was a letterman in football. In football, he was an All-District and an All-Metro honoree.
College years
McEntyre originally attended Cloud County Community College, where he played basketball, but not football. He then signed a basketball scholarship at Kansas State. He played in 11 games for the Wildcats during the 1992–1993 basketball season. While at Kansas State, he played just two seasons of football and one of basketball. He recorded 118 career tackles with four interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and six pass defenses. He was also the co-MVP of the 1993 Copper Bowl after Kansas State's 52–17 win over Wyoming. While at Kansas State, he majored in business.
Professional career
National Football League / NFL Europe (1994–1998) McEntryed was unselected in the 1994 NFL Draft, however he attended training camps with the Indianapolis Colts and then the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1994 where he spent time on the team's practice squad and Kansas City Chiefs in 1996 and 1997.
McEntyre played for the London Monarchs of NFL Europe, from 1995 to 1997. He then went on to play for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 1998. He led the league in interceptions with five in 1996, returning one 66 yards for a touchdown. His 128 interception return yards also led league.
Arena Football League
Orlando Predators (1998–2006) In January 1998, McEntyre signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and was placed on the exempt list (NFL Europe). He was placed on the refused to report list in June 1998, and was activated on July 28, 1998, and played in just one regular season game, in which he recorded one tackle and one pass defensed while limiting Florida Bobcats wide receiver Bernard Holmes to just two catches for 11 yards. In just his second career game, a quarterfile playoff game against the Nashville Kats, he intercepted two passes in the end zone and knocked down two others while recording five tackles in the Predators 58–43 win. He recorded four tackles, two pass defenses and an interception in the 62–31 win in ArenaBowl XII.
In 1999, McEntyre led the league in interceptions with seven, yet was left off both the First and Second All-Arena teams. He also recorded 15 passes defensed and 62.5 tackles. He set an AFL record by returning three interceptions for touchdowns in the regular season and added a fourth in the first round win at top-seeded the Tampa Bay Storm. He led the team with six total tackles in a semifinal win over the second-seeded Iowa Barnstormers. He led the team with eight total tackles in an ArenaBowl XIII loss to the Albany Firebirds, but did record his third interception of the post-season.
In 2000, McEntyre recorded 11 interceptions and 16 passes defensed and earned First-team All-Arena and "Arena Defensive Player of the Year" honors. He also recorded 50.5 total tackles. Eight of his interceptions came in the first seven games as Orlando started out 7–0. He recorded a career-high three interceptions during a road win over the Kats in Week 6.
In 2001, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena and Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year honors by recording 10 interceptions, 21 passes defensed and 52 total tackles.
In 2002, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena honors. He wasl also nominated for Defensive Player of Year for the third consecutive year (won in 2001 and 2000). He recorded 61 tackles with eight interceptions and 21 passes defensed on regular season.
In 2003, McEntyre earned First-team All-Arena honors, for the fourth consecutive year, after he scored six touchdowns during the season (including playoffs), returning three interceptions, two on-side kicks and recovering a fumble in the end zone for touchdowns. He finished the season with a team-leading 89.5 tackles, 10 interceptions, 19 passes defensed, and two fumble recoveries.
In 2004, McEntyre was named to the First-team All-Arena and "AFL Defensive Player of the Year", for a third time. He played in all 16 regular season games, recording 85.5 tackles, nine interceptions, 11 passes defensed, and a career-high four fumble recoveries.