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Famous Mormons in Football Page 2
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Ron Fellows defensive back | He played for the Dallas Cowboys as Number 27 from 1981 to 1987 with Danny White and also Glen Titensor. In 1986 his coach described him as “as our best pure cover man because of his speed and quickness.” He will be remembered most for his pure flat out speed at right corner. He was nicknamed “Bird” because his playing weight was a slight 160 pounds. He was named specialty team captain in the mid 1980’s He played for the Los Angeles Raiders as Number 21 from 1987 to 1989. He joined the Church in 2002. | |
| Chris Hoke defensive tackle Pittsburg Steelers | He was born in LoNg Beach, California. He played college football for Brigham Young University where he was vote the most valuable defensive player. He signed as a free agent to the Steelers in 2001, and he has been renewed each year through 2004. In 2003, he lead the team in sacks. | NFL |
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Jerry Inman
Denver Broncos Portland Thunder
| Jerry Franklin Inman (born
February 4, 1940, Manhattan, Kansas) was an American college and
professional football player. Inman played as a defensive lineman and linebacker for the University of Oregon, and then for the Denver Broncos in both the American Football League and NFL from 1960-1973. In 1974 and 1975, he played for the Portland Thunder of the World Football League. | ||
| Junior Ione defensive tackle Oakland Raiders | Played college football at Arizona State. Drafted to the NFL in 2000. | ||
![]() Photo: Buccaneers.com | Scott Jackson center Tampa Bay Buccaneers | He played for Brigham Young University until he signed as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004 with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. Source: Buccaneers.com
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![]() Photo: Sports Illustrated | Lee Johnson Houston Oilers Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengal's New England Patriots Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles | Selected by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round (138th pick overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft. In 1989, he played in Super Bowl XXIII (23) with Cincinnati. In 1999, he signed with the New England Patriots as a free agent, agreeing to a three-year, $2 million contract. | ESPN Profile |
![]() Photo: Raiders en espanol | Doug Jolley tight end Oakland Raiders | Selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (23rd pick overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2002, his rookie year, he played in Super Bowl.
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![]() Photo: Sports Poster Warehouse | Rulon Jones defensive lineman Denver Broncos New York Giants | Former defensive end for the Denver Broncos (1980-1988). | |
![]() | Bryan Kehl | New York Giants round 4 draft
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Bryan Kehl, LB, BYU, 6-2, 242, Fourth round, 123rd overall Giants traded up seven spots for him. Projected for the middle or weak side. Athletic, smart, big-effort player with special teams prowess who will need to get stronger. Served Mormon church mission in Toronto during 2003-04 season.
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![]() wgnradio.com | Glen Kozlowski BYU Chicago Bears | Glen Kozlowski born December 31,1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii a played a wide receiver for six seasons for the Chicago Bears | |
![]() | Spencer Larsen | Broncos' sixth-round pick. After returning from the mission, the 6-1, 242-pounder completely tore an ACL in just his second practice. He was back on the playing field in 4 1/2 months. "I'm a very young 24; I feel very young," said Larsen, who registered 131 tackles last fall as a senior , including a Pac-10 Conference-leading 87 solo stops. "A lot of the guys I was at the (NFL) combine with were 22 or 23 years old. Throughout the draft process, my age seemed more of a positive than a negative." from the Denver Post | |
![]() | Chad Lewis wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Rams | His rookie year was 1997. He will provide audio for the new NFL web site which has been translated into Mandarin Chinese. He learned to speak Mandarin as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan (1990-1992). Source: "The National Football League is looking for new audiences and it's using the Web to find them," by Paul J. Gough, MediaPost, 12 Jan 2004
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