{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Short description|American football player}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Chris Respress | number = 37 | position = Cornerback | birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 195 | high_school = Dayton (OH) Meadowdale | college = Defiance | undraftedyear = 2003 | pastteams = * Miami Valley Silverbacks (2007–2009) * Cincinnati Commandos (2010) * Dayton Silverbacks (2011–{{CIFL Year|2012}}) * Dayton Sharks ({{CIFL Year|2013}}–{{CIFL Year|2014}}) | highlights = * 2010 CIFL Champion * 2011 CIFL Defensive Player of the Year }}
'''Christopher Eugene Respress''' is an American former professional football defensive back. He played football and also ran track & field collegiately at Defiance College.
==Early life== Chris was a graduate of Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio. He excelled in both football and track & field.
==College career== Chris attended Defiance College, an NCAA Division III institution in Defiance, Ohio. He was a standout member of both the football and track & field teams. While on the football team, Chris played under coaches Robert Taylor and Greg Pscodna.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.d3football.com/preview.php?id=517&year=2001%2F |title=2001 Defiance College Football Preview |access-date=2020-07-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709230608/http://archive.d3football.com/preview.php?id=517&year=2001/ |archive-date=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Respress's track school record places. *He's tied for 5th fastest 100 M Dash times in school history with - 10.83 (2001) *He owns the 4th fastest 200 M Dash time in school history with - 22.76 (2001) *Owns the 10th longest jump in the school's Long Jump history with - 20' 8" (2003) *Owns the 8th longest jump in the school's Triple Jump history with - 41' 8" (2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defiance.edu/athletics/tf_motopten.pdf/ |title=Defiance College Top 10 Track & Field Event Records}}</ref>
==Professional career== In 2007, Respress quickly jumped at the opportunity to try out for the local indoor football team, the Miami Valley Silverbacks. He made the team and played 3 seasons for them starting as a cornerback, and occasionally returning kicks. He helped the team to their first ever playoff berth.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3549041/ Respress re-signs for 2008]</ref> In 2008, he had 47 tackles and 5 interceptions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=CIFLSTATISTICS&t=c&s=football&p=profile&playerID=69108/ |title=Chris Respress 2008 stats }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3549041 |title=Respress returning to the Silverbacks in 2008 |date=October 15, 2007 |accessdate=February 20, 2012}}</ref>
In 2010, Respress left the more local Silverbacks, to join the newly founded Cincinnati Commandos. He contributed 16.5 tackles and three interceptions while starting in a defensive backfield that proved to be the league's best, en route to CIFL Championship Game victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciflfootball.com/livestats/season/2010/CIN.HTM#team.tem/ |title=2010 CIFL Stats}}</ref>
In 2011, he returned to the Silverbacks, as the team relocated to Dayton. Respress went on to have quite possibly the best season of his indoor football career posting 18.5 tackles, one sack and eight interceptions while leading the Silverbacks to an appearance in the CIFL Playoffs. He was named the 2011 CIFL Defensive Player of the Year,<ref>{{cite news |title=Silverbacks DB honored by league |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/silverbacks-db-honored-by-league-1191370.html |newspaper=Dayton Daily News |date=June 22, 2011 |accessdate=April 17, 2012}}</ref> while playing for Defensive Coordinator, Lorenzo Styles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciflfootball.com/ |title=CIFL Announces 2011 Award winners |publisher=ciflfootball.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://daytonprosports.com/2011/08/13/exclusive-qa-with-chris-respress/ |title=Q&A with Chris Respress |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330220520/http://daytonprosports.com/2011/08/13/exclusive-qa-with-chris-respress/ |archivedate=2012-03-30 }}</ref>
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