Joe JacobyNo. 66 |
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Position: |
Offensive tackle |
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Personal information |
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Date of birth: |
(1959-07-06) July 6, 1959 |
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Place of birth: |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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Height: |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
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Weight: |
295 lb (134 kg) |
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Career information |
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High school: |
Louisville (KY) Western |
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College: |
Louisville |
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Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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- 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI)
- 4× Pro Bowl (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- 4x NFC champion (1982, 1983, 1987, 1991)
- 2× AP first-team All-Pro (1983, 1984)
- 2× NEA first-team All-Pro (1983, 1987)
- Second-team All-Pro (1984)
- NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
- 70 Greatest Redskins
- Inducted to KY Pro Football HOF (2010)
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Career NFL statistics |
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Joseph Erwin Jacoby (born July 6, 1959) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He won three Super Bowl rings and four National Football Conference championships during his tenure.
College career
Jacoby started off as an offensive tackle for the University of Louisville from 1978–80[1]
Professional career
After college, Jacoby was snubbed in the NFL draft. He signed a free agent contract with the Redskins in 1981. After clawing his way through rookie camp, he embarked on an enviable career—four Super Bowl appearances, of which his team won three (XVII in 1983, XXII in 1988, and XXVI in 1992), plus four consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 1983–86.
Along with Jeff Bostic, Mark May, George Starke and Russ Grimm, Jacoby was a founding member of the Redskins' renowned "Hogs" offensive line of the 1980s and early 1990s (deemed one of the best front fives of NFL history), which was a mainstay of the Redskins' glory years during the first Joe Gibbs era.[2][3]
Jacoby was the lead blocker on John Riggins' famous touchdown run which ensured the Redskins' Super Bowl XVII win over the Dolphins in 1983. In that game, the Redskins set a Super Bowl record for most rushing yards with 276. The Hogs helped the Redskins break that record five years later in Super Bowl XXII, in which Washington trampled over the Denver Broncos with 280 rushing yards en route to the second of the Redskins' three championships.
Personal
One year after the Redskins' third Super Bowl victory in 1992, Jacoby hung up his cleats and retired, after which he became the owner of an auto dealership in Warrenton, Virginia. He no longer owns the dealership as of February, 2008.[4]
Jacoby became an Assistant Football Coach at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He began as a part-time volunteer in 2008 and was hired as a full-time employee in 2009.[5]
In 2014, Jacoby was hired as the Offensive Line Coach for Concordia University Chicago.[6]
References
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- George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
- Cliff Battles RB 1932–37
- Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
- Gene Brito DE, 1951–53, 1955–58
- Larry Brown RB 1969–76
- Dave Butz DT 1975–88
- Gary Clark WR 1985–92
- Jack Kent Cooke Owner 1961–97
- Bill Dudley RB, 1950–51, 1953
- Wayne Curry Prince George's County Executive 1994–2002
- Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
- Joe Gibbs Head Coach, 1981–92, 2004–07
- Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
- Russ Grimm G 1981–91
- Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
- Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
- Len Hauss C 1964–77
- Phil Hochberg PA Announcer 1963–2000
- Ken Houston S 1973–80
- Sam Huff LB, 1964–67, 1969
- Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
- Dick James RB 1956–63
- Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
- Charlie Justice RB, 1950, 1952–54
- Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
- Eddie LeBaron QB, 1952–53, 1955–59
- Vince Lombardi Head Coach 1969
- Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
- Charles Mann DE 1983–93
- George Preston Marshall Team Founder & Owner 1932–69
- Wayne Millner End, 1936–41, 1945
- Bobby Mitchell Flanker 1962–68
- Brian Mitchell RB/KR 1990–99
- Art Monk WR 1980–93
- Mark Moseley PK 1974–86
- Brig Owens DB 1966–77
- Richie Petitbon S 1971-72, defensive coordinator 1981-92
- Vince Promuto G 1960–70
- John Riggins RB, 1976–79, 1981–85
- Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
- Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
- Sean Taylor S 2004–07
- Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
- Lamar "Bubba" Tyer Head Athletic Trainer, 1971–2002, 2004–08
- Doug Williams QB 1986–89
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