Jaworski shows off his NFC Championship ring in 2008.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 23, 1951 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Lackawanna, New York | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Lackawanna (NY) | ||||||||
College: | Youngstown State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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TD–INT: | 179–164 |
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Yards: | 28,190 |
Passer rating: | 72.8 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ronald Vincent Jaworski (born March 23, 1951) is a former American football quarterback and currently an NFL analyst on ESPN. He is also CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf Management, Inc., based out of Blackwood, New Jersey, and manages golf courses in southern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. He also owns part interest in the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. Jaworski was nicknamed "Jaws" by Philadelphia 76ers player Doug Collins prior to the 1981 Super Bowl.
Jaworski was born and raised in Lackawanna, New York. A three-sport star in high school, he turned down a professional baseball offer from the St. Louis Cardinals to attend college at Youngstown State University. Nicknamed "Rifle Ron", and the "POLISH Rifle", he was able to showcase his skills as a quarterback for the pass-oriented offense of the Penguins, earning a selection in the Senior Bowl.
Drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, Jaworski was originally an overlooked third-string quarterback. Due to injuries to John Hadl and James Harris, Jaworski saw considerable playing time in 1975, leading the Rams to a playoff win. In 1976, he lost the starting quarterback job to Pat Haden.