Jim Jeffcoat
Jeffcoat after the 2012 Military Bowl.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 1, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Long Branch, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Matawan (NJ) Regional | ||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||||||
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| Games played: | 227 |
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| Sacks: | 102.5 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
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James Wilson "Jim" Jeffcoat, Jr. (born April 1, 1961) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. He currently is an assistant football coach at the University of Colorado. He played college football at Arizona State University.
Jeffcoat grew up in Matawan, New Jersey, and played high school football at Matawan Regional High School, where he earned All-American football honors while also lettering in wrestling; the school retired his jersey (#79).
He was a three-year starter at Arizona State University from 1980-82. In 1981, he earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors. In 1982, he became the catalyst of the Sun Devils' No. 1 ranked defense (228.9 yards/game). He collected 95 tackles, four sacks, four pass deflections, and forced two fumbles during his senior season, where he earned All-Pac-10, honorable-mention to the All-American Associated Press and Sporting News teams. He played in the East–West Shrine Game and in the Senior Bowl.
On Oct. 22, 1994, he was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame, as arguably one of the greatest defensive linemen to wear a Sun Devil uniform, finishing with 20 career sacks. He also was inducted into the Arizona State Football Ring of Honor and the Fiesta Bowl Hall of Fame, after dominating a 1983 Fiesta Bowl victory, earning defensive player of the game in a 32-21 win over University of Oklahoma.
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