Jim Covert
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Covert playing for the Bears in Super Bowl XX
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 22, 1960 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Conway, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Freedom (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||||
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| Games Played: | 111 |
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| Games Started: | 110 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 6 |
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James Paul "Jimbo" Covert (born March 22, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Covert played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Bears. He is currently the president and chief executive officer of The Institute for Transfusion Medicine.
Covert was born in Conway, Pennsylvania. He excelled in both football and wrestling at Freedom Area High School in Beaver County, west of Pittsburgh. In football, Covert led the 1977 Freedom Bulldogs, with an undefeated 11-0 record, to the Midwestern Athletic Conference (MAC) Championship as a senior. Although the Bulldogs eventually lost to Laurel High School in the second round of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) playoffs, Covert earned UPI First-Team All-State honors and became a highly recruited player.
Covert entered the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive lineman. He played in every game his freshman season, primarily in short-yardage and goal-line situations. Covert received a medical red-shirt in 1979 due to an ankle injury that required surgery. In the spring of 1980, Covert was switched to offensive left tackle where he started for the next three seasons.
Coached by legendary offensive line coach Joe Moore, the 1980 Panthers offensive line featured Covert, Rob Fada, and Paul Dunn sharing the left guard duties; Russ Grimm at center; Emil Boures at right guard; and Mark May at right tackle. The Panthers finished the 1980 season with a record of 10-1 and ended the season with a Gator Bowl victory over South Carolina. The 1980 team also featured four future College Football Hall of Fame inductees—Covert, Dan Marino, Hugh Green, and May—as well as a number of other players who eventually went on to play football professionally. The following year, 1981 Pitt Panthers finished 10-1 again and beat Georgia in a last-minute victory in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Panthers finished the season ranked number 2 in the AP and UPI Coaches polls in 1980 and ranked number 4 and 2 in the same polls respectively in 1981.
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