Jack Gregory (football player)
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Jack Gregory | |
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Date of birth: | October 3, 1944 |
Place of birth: | Okolona, Mississippi |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Defensive End |
College: | Delta State |
NFL Draft: | 1966 / Round: 9 / Pick 139 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1967-1971 1972-1978 1979 |
Cleveland Browns New York Giants Cleveland Browns |
Career highlights and Awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 2 (1969, 1972) |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Earl Jackson Gregory (born October 3, 1944 in Okolona, Mississippi) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League who played for the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants in a thirteen year career that lasted from 1967 to 1979. He is unofficially credited with 103 Quarterback sacks for his career (38 with the Browns and 65 with the Giants).[1] The Browns credit him with 14 sacks for the 1970 NFL season, the second-best total in team history.[2]
Gregory played college football at Delta State University. He was elected to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. His father, Jack Gregory Sr., played with the Cleveland Rams in 1941.
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