ITHACA, N.Y. -- A year ago as a rookie, former All-Ivy offensive lineman Kevin Boothe earned starters minutes on a 2-14 Oakland Raiders squad. Just a year later, Boothe is preparing to see action at Super Bowl XLII as a member of the upstart New York Giants.
Boothe is a key member of the Giants' special teams as a backup at offensive guard. He was on the field as part of the field goal team that blocked for Lawrence Tynes' 47-yard field goal in overtime against the Green Bay Packers in a 23-20 victory on Jan. 20 to claim the NFC championship.
Boothe, a consensus All-American and three-time first-team All-Ivy pick, was named to All-America first team by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and to the second team by the The Sports Network and the Associated Press in 2005. He was also a four-time All-Ivy selection. Boothe started all 10 games at left tackle as a senior, leading an offensive line where the other four lineman had a combined total of 14 varsity appearances entering the campaign. The tri-captain turned that line into one of the best in the nation, as the Cornell running game averaged 248.9 yards per game (eighth nationally). The Big Red offense ran for 26 touchdowns and averaged 4.4 yards per carry.
The Plantation, Fla., native blocking helped senior quarterback Ryan Kuhn and sophomore running back Luke Siwula to first-team All-Ivy honors. That duo became the second pair of Ivy teammates to both rush for 1,000 yards in the same season and ranked among the nation's top 25 rushers.
Boothe was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick in each of his final two years and was just the fourth Cornell player to earn first-team all-league honors three times, joining Ed Marinaro (RB, 1969-70-71), Bob Lally (LB, 1971-72-73) and Chad Levitt (RB, 1994-95-96). He was the first first-team All-America selection at Cornell since 1998 when John Hansen was picked to the top team.
Adam Housley of FoxNews.com caught up with Boothe at media day and posted his interview on his blog. Click the link below to view the interview.
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