Jim Dombrowski
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| Position: | Guard / offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 19, 1963 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Williamsville, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Williamsville (NY) South | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 151 |
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| Games started: | 137 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 3 |
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James Matthew Dombrowski (born October 19, 1963) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. Dombrowski played college football for the University of Virginia, and earned All-American honors. A first-round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, he played his entire eleven-year pro career for the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
Dombrowski was born in Williamsville, New York. He graduated from Williamsville South High School, and played for the Williamsville South Billies high school football team.
Dombrowski accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Virginia, where he played for coach George Welsh's Virginia Cavaliers football team from 1982 to 1985. He won numerous accolades as one of the finest student-athletes in the history of UVa athletics, including being recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American as a senior in 1985. He was also a two-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in 1984 and 1985, the recipient of the ACC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 1984 and 1985 as the conference's best offensive lineman, and a first-team Academic All-Conference honoree in 1985. After graduation, he was later honored as a recipient of the NCAA's Today's Top Six Award for his combined athletic ability, academic achievement, leadership characteristics and campus involvement. Dombrowski's No. 73 jersey has been retired by the university.
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