Hartings tours the USS Buffalo (SSN-715) before the 2005 Pro Bowl
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Position: | Guard / Center | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 9, 1972 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | St. Henry, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | St. Henry (OH) | ||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 162 |
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Games started: | 160 |
Touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jeffrey Alan Hartings (born September 9, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned all-American honors. A first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship team in 2005, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
Hartings was born in St. Henry, Ohio. He attended St. Henry High School, and was a letterwinner in football as a two-way starter and in track and field. In football, he was a two-time all-conference selection, helped lead his team to the state championship as a senior, and compiled 23 sacks and 200 tackles. After his senior season, he participated in the Ohio North-South Game.
Hartings attended Penn State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1992 to 1995. He was a first-team All-American in 1994 and 1995, garnering consensus first-team honors in 1995. he graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science degree in marketing in 1995 and was twice honored as an Academic All-American.