Dan Jiggetts

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Danny Jiggetts (born March 10, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1976 NFL Draft

[edit] Career

A two-time first team All-Ivy offensive tackle, Jiggetts captained Harvard's first undisputed Ivy League Championship in 1975. Considered one of the finest lineman in the history of the League, he was named to the Ivy's Silver Anniversary All-Star Team and was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Hall of Fame. As an All-American player at Harvard University, Jiggetts was drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He played for the Bears from 1976-1982, while holding an off-season position at the First National Bank of Chicago. During his NFL career, he would play in 98 games. Today, Jiggetts is a sportscaster for Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago. He has also worked for CBS and ESPN and hosted a highly rated radio show on WSCR in Chicago. Jiggets grew up in Westhampton Beach, New York, where he starred on his high school football team, The Hurricanes.

[edit] External links

• Jiggetts's stats
• Comcast SportsNet Page