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Al Donahue ('91) is regarded as one of the finest linebackers in Edinboro football history, and was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year all four seasons. While playing from 1987-90, he started every game in his career, finishing with 423 career tackles. That figure ranks seventh all-time. He started his career off with a bang, recording a team-leading 150 as a freshman in 1987. That figure included 79 solo tackles, with nine tackles for losses, a pair of sacks, and two interceptions. The 150 tackles is the seventh-highest total in school history, and no Fighting Scot has totaled that many tackles since then. He was named to the All-PSAC West second team in 1987. The next year he was named to the Street & Smith Pre-Season All-American Team, and would end the year third on the team in tackles with 83. He was third again in 1989 with 84 stops, including six for losses, a pair of sacks, and three interceptions. He was a major part of the 1989 Edinboro team which earned its first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs, ending the year at 8-3 and winning the PSAC West championship. As a senior he topped the century mark again and led the Fighting Scots back to the NCAA playoffs. He ended with 106 tackles, three for losses and three interceptions to earn second team All-PSAC West honors. He was also a pre-season College Football Preview All-American and pre-season second team Football Gazette All-American. The '90 squad posted
Edinboro's first-ever playoff win, a 38-14 victory at Virginia Union, before losing to Indiana(Pa.) in the quarterfinals. Edinboro finished with a 9-3 record, still tied for the mos
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