Jay Novacek
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 24, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Martin, South Dakota | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Gothenburg (NE) | ||||||||||
| College: | Wyoming | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 6 / Pick: 158 | ||||||||||
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| Games played: | 158 |
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| Receptions: | 422 |
| Receiving yards: | 4,630 |
| Touchdowns: | 30 |
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Jay McKinley Novacek (born October 24, 1962) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1985–1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1995). Novacek was a five-time Pro Bowler, who was selected to play each year from 1991 through 1995. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Born in Martin, South Dakota, Novacek attended Gothenburg High School in central Nebraska, where he was a two-year starter at quarterback and a three-sport athlete.
In 1980, he set the state record in the pole vault at 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m) and also won the state titles in that event and hurdles. He was an All-state football and basketball player. His jersey is the only one retired in school history.
Novacek was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Novacek accepted a scholarship from the University of Wyoming in Laramie and started his college football career as a split end. The next year, he was moved to tight end.
He had few opportunities to prove his true worth in head coach Al Kincaid's run-oriented wishbone offense, where the team usually threw around 18 passes per game.
In 1984, Novacek posted 33 receptions for 745 yards, 4 touchdowns and set an NCAA single-season record for average per reception (22.6 yards) by a tight end. He was selected to the honorable-mention All-American football team and to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) first team. He finished his college career with 83 career receptions for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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