Career
Born in Carroll, Iowa, he moved to Moscow, Idaho before his freshman year of high school. His father, Louis, a professor at the University of Idaho since 1979, was the chairman of the agricultural education department. After being heavily recruited by colleges from coast to coast, Riesenberg attended the University of California, Berkeley, to study electrical engineering and computer science.
He played defense and moved to offense for his senior season in 1986 for the Golden Bears.
He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Riesenberg later attended Oregon State University to complete his engineering and education studies in 2005.
Riesenberg is now a math teacher and offensive line coach at Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis.