Dan Jiggets
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Date of birth: | March 10, 1954 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Westhampton Beach (NY) | ||||
| College: | Harvard | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 6 / Pick: 161 | ||||
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| Games played: | 98 |
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Danny Marcellus Jiggetts (born March 10, 1954) is a retired American football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1976 NFL Draft.
Jiggetts was born in Brooklyn, but grew up in on Long Island when his parents moved there soon after he was born. Excelling in both academics and athletics at Westhampton Beach High School, Jiggetts ranked in the top 10% of his class academically, earning a Rotary scholarship for college and was elected class president each of his four years of high school as well as earning eleven varsity letters in three different sports. He was named a high school All-American defensive end, and also won the New York state regional championships in both the discus and shot put.
Jiggetts was heavily recruited out of high school for football. He signed a national letter of intent to go to Ohio State and play for their coach Woody Hayes, but eventually changed his mind and decided to enroll in Harvard instead in order to keep a promise he made to his mother who died four days after his high school graduation.
Playing offensive tackle for Harvard, Jiggetts was named All-Ivy League three times and All-East twice as well as All-American by both the AP and UPI during his senior year in 1975. Named captain of Harvard's 1975 football team, he was not only the first African American to be honored as such, but he also helped lead the team to its first undisputed Ivy League Championship. Considered to be one of the finest lineman in the history of the league, Jiggetts was named to the Ivy's Silver Anniversary All-Star Team and was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Hall of Fame. After graduating, Jiggetts was drafted in the sixth round of 1976 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.
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