Temple University Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Roster
McDonnaugh-Hales, Omar

Jersey Number 17
Omar McDonnaugh-Hales
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Germantown
Bio
Local 215 member that joined the program in the spring of 2007.
2008: Played in six games with one start ... had one tackle against Connecticut ... received the starting nod at Buffalo where he had eight tackles, including one for loss ... had three tackles at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had a 13-yard kickoff return at?Kent State ... returned a kick 18 yards in the win over Eastern Michigan.
2007: Played in all 12 games with nine starts at middle linebacker ... received the starting nod against Connecticut, BGSU, NIU, Akron, Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game following the Buffalo game ... had a career-high10 tackles and a sack at Connecticut ... made seven tackles, including 2.5 for loss, at BGSU ... had seven tackles and a break-up against No. 25 Penn State ... forced the second fumble of his career in the win over Kent State ... had a career-high six solo tackles at?Western Michigan ... lettered.
Junior College: Attended Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., for the spring and fall 2005 semesters ... the Falcons[apos] starting FB under head coach Mark Duda ... carried 31 times for 196 yards (6.3 avg.) and one TD, while also catching seven passes for 53 yards ... enrolled at the Community College of Philadelphia for the spring 2006 semester ... spent the fall 2006 semester at Mesa (Ariz.) CC.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Germantown HS in Philadelphia ... three-year varsity starter at FB and LB under head coach Mike Hawkins ... participated in the 2003 U.S. Army National Combine and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior ... played in the 2004 Daily News-Eagles City All-Star Game ... earned Philadelphia Daily News second-team All-City accolades at LB as a junior ... eclipsed 100 tackles as a senior and had over 90 stops as a junior ... had 21 tackles in a game versus Frankford as a sophomore.
Personal: Born July 6, 1985 ... son of Diane Waller ... cousin is fellow Owl LB Lamar McPherson ... another cousin Andre Fluellen played DT at Florida State ... finance major.
2008: Played in six games with one start ... had one tackle against Connecticut ... received the starting nod at Buffalo where he had eight tackles, including one for loss ... had three tackles at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had a 13-yard kickoff return at?Kent State ... returned a kick 18 yards in the win over Eastern Michigan.
2007: Played in all 12 games with nine starts at middle linebacker ... received the starting nod against Connecticut, BGSU, NIU, Akron, Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game following the Buffalo game ... had a career-high10 tackles and a sack at Connecticut ... made seven tackles, including 2.5 for loss, at BGSU ... had seven tackles and a break-up against No. 25 Penn State ... forced the second fumble of his career in the win over Kent State ... had a career-high six solo tackles at?Western Michigan ... lettered.
Junior College: Attended Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., for the spring and fall 2005 semesters ... the Falcons[apos] starting FB under head coach Mark Duda ... carried 31 times for 196 yards (6.3 avg.) and one TD, while also catching seven passes for 53 yards ... enrolled at the Community College of Philadelphia for the spring 2006 semester ... spent the fall 2006 semester at Mesa (Ariz.) CC.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Germantown HS in Philadelphia ... three-year varsity starter at FB and LB under head coach Mike Hawkins ... participated in the 2003 U.S. Army National Combine and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a senior ... played in the 2004 Daily News-Eagles City All-Star Game ... earned Philadelphia Daily News second-team All-City accolades at LB as a junior ... eclipsed 100 tackles as a senior and had over 90 stops as a junior ... had 21 tackles in a game versus Frankford as a sophomore.
Personal: Born July 6, 1985 ... son of Diane Waller ... cousin is fellow Owl LB Lamar McPherson ... another cousin Andre Fluellen played DT at Florida State ... finance major.
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