Education
San Diego State University.
San Diego State University.
In college, he was a defensive standout for the San Diego State Aztecs, starring on the team"s much-maligned "Ocean Breeze" defense. The name derived from a comment by former University of California, Los Angeles quarterback Troy Aikman, who compared the team"s pass defense to "just playing catch in the open air." Despite the defense"s generally poor caliber, Faryniarz developed a reputation as a "solid quarterback sacker" and laid out Aikman twice during the SDSU University of California, Los Angeles game in the Rose Bowl. After starting three years for the Aztecs, Faryniarz played for the then-Los Angeles Rams, where he played linebacker.
He finished his career on the inaugural Carolina Panthers team in 1995.
He was born in Carmichael, California.