A 2 time All-American at Purdue playing LB, Keena was selected in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft by the San Fransisco 49ers in 1980.
Played the next 11 seasons there, witnessing the rise of the 49ers dynasty, and winning 4 Super Bowl titles.
Best season came in ’84 with 70 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions.
Retired after the 1990 season, and served as LB coach at Stanford from 1992-94.
Since 2001, has been in the front office of the San Fransisco 49ers organization, working in player development and alumni coordination, up to VP & Senior Advisor to the GM.
Score 1990, #539Score Supplemental 1989, #354S
ACCOLADES:
Pro Bowl 1984
NOTES:
Keena was one of the first players I played as on defense on the original Tecmo Bowl on Nintendo. (They converted him from LB to defensive end.)
CARDS: Action Packed 1990, Score Supplemental 1989, Pro Set 1990 ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home SENT: 5/3/21 RECEIVED: 5/10/21 (7 days)
Alvin was a top flight safety that the Redskins sniped in the 3rd round of the 86 draft.
There wasn’t a ton of tape on Alvin since he had academic issues while playing CB at Kansas.
Started 4 games his rookie campaign at S and paid immediate dividends, raking in 75 tackles.
Had 2 interceptions in 87, and led team in tackles with 148.
An enforcer on the line of scrimmage, racked up 11 tackles for loss that season.
In ’88, had monstrous campaign putting together 196 total tackles, 3 picks, and a sack.
Again, had a team high in tackles in ’89 with 137, and led team with 4 interceptions, including 1 for a TD- despite missing 3 games due to injury.
In ’90, returned a Cardinals interception 57 yards for a TD, and led the team for a 4th consecutive year with 143 tackles.
1991 was largely a wash after suffering a shoulder injury during the contest against the Cowboys in week 2.
Lost out in a numbers game during camp in 1992 and was cut.
Out of football 3 years, reemerged with the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL in 1994 playing LB.
Helped the team win the Grey Cup, in 1995 recording 38 tackles- retiring after the season.
Score Supplemental 1989, #334SPro Set 1990, #332
NOTES:
Alvin had some great cards during his time in the NFL. I mean on top of this he still had a great Pro Set ’89 and some other set needs. I had been looking for him for a bit, and was happy to get these back in no time flat.
