Jeremy Bloom
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Return specialist | ||
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| Date of birth: | April 2, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth: | Loveland, Colorado | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Loveland (CO) | ||
| College: | Colorado | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147 | ||
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Jeremy Bloom is the only athlete in history to ever ski in the Winter Olympics and also be drafted into the National Football League. As a skier, he is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian, and eleven time World Cup Gold Medalist. He became the youngest freestyle skier in history to be inducted into the United States Skiing Hall of Fame in 2013. He won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport's history. As a football player, he was an All-American at the University of Colorado and played professional football as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In January 2008, Bloom founded the Wish of a Lifetime Charity, which grants lifelong wishes to 80, 90, & 100+ year old people (Wishofalifetime.org). The non-profit has granted over 1000 wishes in 46 states.
In April 2010, Bloom founded the marketing software company Integrate. The company has raised over $42M of venture capital from Comcast, Foundry Group and Liberty Global. Integrate was named as the "Best New Company" at the American Business Awards in New York City. Forbes Magazine called Bloom one of the 30 most influential people in technology under the age of 30.
In 2013, Bloom was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Integrate has offices in Denver, Colorado, Scottsdale, Arizona, New York City, San Francisco and Boston.
He is also a College Football and Olympic Sports Television Analyst and has worked for ESPN, Fox, NBC and The Pac-12 Network.
Bloom was born in Loveland, Colorado. He helped lead both his football and track teams to state championships. In his freshman year, Bloom played quarterback and defensive back. He switched to receiver his sophomore year and played on the junior varsity football team. In his senior year, his team defeated Lakewood in the state playoffs with a score of 35–12. He accepted a full scholarship to play college football at the University of Colorado. As a track athlete, Bloom helped lead his high school track team to back-to-back Class 5A state championship titles his junior and senior year. He competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and 4x400 meter.
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