James Allen Juriga(born September 12, 1964) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was anoffensive linemanin theNational Football League(NFL).
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| Position: | Offensive lineman | ||||||
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| Born: | September 12, 1964 Fort Wayne, Indiana,U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Wheaton North(Illinois) | ||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1986/ round: 4 / pick: 104 | ||||||
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Juriga was born inFort Wayne, Indianaand played scholastically atWheaton North High SchoolinWheaton, Illinois.[2]He playedcollegiatelyfor theIllinois Fighting Illini,[3]where he was honored twice byUnited Press Internationalas a second-teamAll-American.[4]
Juriga was selected by theDenver Broncosin the fourth round of the1986 NFL draft.[5]He was with the Broncos for four seasons, spending the last one on injured reserve.[6][7]He started inSuper Bowl XXIVfor the Broncos.[8][9]
After he finished his football career, he obtained hisdoctor of veterinary medicinedegree fromColorado State University.[10]He lives with his wife Denise in Geneva, Illinois. His sonLukeplayed college football forWestern Michigan.[11]
References
edit- ^Broncos, 1989 Media Guide(PDF).p. 66.RetrievedJune 30,2024.
- ^"Jim Juriga Stats".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMay 27,2024.
- ^"Jim Juriga Stats".NFL.com.RetrievedMay 27,2024.
- ^"UPI All-Americans".The Indianapolis Star.December 5, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^"1986 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedOctober 2,2023.
- ^"Jim Juriga".databaseSports.com.Archived fromthe originalon December 16, 2014.RetrievedDecember 16,2014.
- ^"Jim Juriga Stats".Pro Football Archives.Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2021.RetrievedMay 27,2024.
- ^"Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos - January 28th, 1990",Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^"Denver Broncos 1990 Roster",denverbroncos.com
- ^"Our Staff".Geneva, Illinois: Valley Animal Hospital. Archived fromthe originalon December 16, 2014.RetrievedDecember 16,2014.
- ^Armstrong, Rick (April 22, 2020)."No laughing matter: Marmion graduate Luke Juriga quick on his feet for NFL draft after rarely missing a snap for Western Michigan".ChicagoTribune.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2020.