Union College Athletics

Lainez is Union football’s career tackles leader with 306, and has the third most tackles in a season (111 in 1992). He had 180 assisted tackles and 126 solo in his career. Lainez, who was named All-American in 1993 as well as All-East Region, was the first Union football player to be a Gagliardi Award Finalist for the “Division III Heisman.” In Union’s history, only one other has been so honored. During his career, the Dutchmen went to the playoffs in three of his four seasons and the team was 9-1 in his senior year when he served as captain. Coach John Audino called him “the best linebacker I have seen in my coaching career at Union.”