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'''Jeffrey Alan Hartings''' (born September 7, 1972) is |
'''Jeffrey Alan Hartings''' (born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Center (American football)|center]] for 11 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State Nittany Lions]], earning [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors. A first-round pick of the [[Detroit Lions]] in the [[1996 NFL Draft]], he played professionally for the Lions and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He was a member of the Steelers' [[Super Bowl]] championship team in 2005, beating the [[Seattle Seahawks]], and he was a two-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection. He is currently the head football coach at [[Worthington Christian High School]] |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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| Position: | Guard Center | ||||||
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| Born: | September 7, 1972 St. Henry, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | St. Henry | ||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23 | ||||||
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Jeffrey Alan Hartings (born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning All-American honors. A first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship team in 2005, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He is currently the head football coach at Worthington Christian High School
Early years
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Hartings was born in St. Henry, Ohio. He attended St. Henry High School, and was a letterwinner in football as a two-way starter and in track and field. In football, he was a two-time all-conference selection, helped lead his team to the state championship as a senior, and compiled 23 sacks and 200 tackles. After his senior season, he participated in the Ohio North-South Game.
Career
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College career
Hartings attended Penn State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1992 to 1995. He was a first-team All-American in 1994 and 1995, garnering consensus first-team honors in 1995. He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing in 1995 and was twice honored as an Academic All-American.
Professional career
He selected with the 23rd overall pick of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, where he played from 1996 to 2000.[1] He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent in 2001, where he moved from right guard to center. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2004 and 2005. Hartings retired following the 2006 season, citing recurring knee problems.
Coaching career
In April 2017, Hartings was named the head football coach at Worthington Christian High School.[2]
Personal life
Hartings is one of ten children.[3] A born-again Christian, he has performed missionary work in Nicaragua and helped to start a new non-denominational church with former Detroit Lions teammate Luther Elliss. Since his retirement, he and his wife Rebecca live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Columbus, Ohio with their eight children, Sierra, Michael, Lucas, Mianna, Isabella, Jullexa, Jovanna and Malachi.[4]
Hartings was a high school teammate and graduating classmate of former Ohio State, Philadelphia Eagle, and Oakland Raider quarterback Bobby Hoying at St. Henry High School, a school with an average graduating class of about 100 students. St. Henry High School also produced accomplished former NFL offensive tackle Jim Lachey.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ ULREY, JARROD. "Football: Former NFL lineman named coach at Worthington Christian". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ NFL Football News Archived February 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harris, John (December 31, 2006). "Steelers center Jeff Hartings maintains perspective, faith". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2010.