A linchpin on Duke's league championship team in 1989, Chris Port established himself as one of the nation's premier offensive tackles as a senior by earning first-team All-America honors and the prestigious Jacobs Blocking Trophy, an award presented annually to the top blocker in the Atlantic Coast Conference. A Freshman All-America pick by Football News in 1986, the two-time first-team All-ACC choice and three-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week selection was instrumental in the Blue Devils' offensive success in the late 1980s as quarterbacks Steve Slayden (1987), Anthony Dilweg (1988), Billy Ray (1989) and Dave Brown (1989) hurled touchdowns to the likes of All-America wide receiver and future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Clarkston Hines. With Port anchoring the offensive line, Duke's 1988 and 1989 squads were the first in school history to amass 5,000-plus total offensive yards and post consecutive seasons with 300-plus points as the Blue Devils totaled 15 victories, marking the program's best two-year win total in over 25 seasons. A native of Wanaque, N.J., Port was a 12th round pick of the New Orleans Saints in the 1990 NFL Draft and played in 69 games with 50 starting assignments over his five-year professional career.