Jethro Pugh
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 3, 1944 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Windsor, North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Date of death: | January 7, 2015 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Windsor (NC) Bertie | ||||||||||||
| College: | Elizabeth City State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||||||
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| Games: | 183 |
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| Fumbles recovered: | 14 |
| Safeties: | 2 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Quarterback Sacks: | 95.5 (unofficial) |
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Jethro Pugh, Jr. (July 3, 1944 – January 7, 2015) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Elizabeth City State College.
Born in Windsor, North Carolina, Pugh graduated from its W. S. Etheridge High School and enrolled at nearby Elizabeth City State College at the age of 16. He played college football for the Vikings on offense and defense and became a two-time All-CIAA defensive end in 1963 and 1964. He is one of five persons to have his jersey retired by the school, now Elizabeth City State University.
In 1979, he was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Hall of Fame. In 1980, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. In 1981, he was inducted into the ECSU Sports Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.
Pugh was selected in the eleventh round (145th overall) of the 1965 NFL draft, by the Dallas Cowboys, and was also offered a contract to play with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL. He was only 20 years old when he started his professional career as a backup defensive end for the Cowboys. At the end of the 1966 season, he was moved to left defensive tackle replacing Jim Colvin in the starting lineup.
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