Dave Szott

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Dave Szott
Date of birth	December 12, 1967 (age 39)
Place of birth	Passaic, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	289 lb (131 kg)
Position(s)	OL
College	Penn State
NFL Draft	1990 / Round 7
Career Highlights
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Team(s)
1990-2000 2001 2002-2003	Kansas City Chiefs Washington Redskins New York Jets

Dave Szott (b. December 12, 1967, Passaic, New Jersey), is a former professional American football offensive lineman.

Scott played 14 years in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and New York Jets, before retiring from football in February 2004. He remained with the Jets as an offensive line coach and in player development. [1]. Szott became the teams' chaplain in 2006.

Szott played college football at Penn State for legendary football coach Joe Paterno.

Szott gew up in Clifton, New Jersey.^[1]^[2] Before his college football career, Szott was a standout player at Clifton High School in New Jersey, as well as a standout high school wrestler in New Jersey placing fourth in the heavyweight division of the 1986 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Tournament. Szott was undefeated until the round robin portion where he was pinned by eventual champion John Matyiko of Virginia. Szott then was pinned by Carl Presley of Illinois in the semi-finals and settled for fourth place while losing by fall to Jon Morris of Virginia.

[edit] Personal

Szott and his wife, Andrea, have two children, the youngest whom suffers from cerebral palsy. He is a is a tireless fundraiser for charitable causes related to the disorder.