Jethro Pugh
| Jethro Pugh | |
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Positions: DT , DE |
Jersey number (s): 75 |
| born July 3, 1944 in Windsor , North Carolina | |
| died on January 7, 2015 in Dallas , Texas | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1965 - 1978 | |
| NFL Draft : 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 145 | |
| College : Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 183 |
| as a starter | 156 |
| Fumble secured | 14th |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jethro Pugh Junior (born July 3, 1944 in Windsor , North Carolina , † January 7, 2015 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American American football player . He played 14 years for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL) and won the Super Bowl twice with the Cowboys .
Player career
college
Jethro Pugh studied after graduating from Elizabeth City State University , for their football team, the Vikings , he played college football , both in defense and in the offense of the team. The lower class team was based in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association . Because of his athletic achievements, Pugh was chosen twice in the national team of the league.
NFL
Jethro Pugh was selected in the 1965 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round in 145th place. At the same time, the Oakland Raiders from the American Football League - a rival league of the NFL - offered him a contract. Pugh turned down this contract offer and signed with the Tom Landry- trained Dallas Cowboys, who guaranteed him an annual salary of US $ 10,000 and a hand money of US $ 1,500.
Pugh was only used as a substitute on the position of a defensive end in his first two years of play . Under defensive coordinator Ernie Stautner , he finally moved to the position of defensive tackle . In this player position he was able to prevail. Together with other defenders of the Cowboys, such as Bob Lilly , Chuck Howley , Lee Roy Jordan , Pat Toomay or Mel Renfro , the defense of the Cowboys developed into a bulwark against the attack lines of the opposing teams and went down in NFL history as Doomsday Defense .
In 1966 the Cowboys were able to move into the play-offs for the first time with Jethro Pugh , the following year they failed to move into Super Bowl II when they lost in the so-called Ice Bowl against the Green Bay Packers trained by Vince Lombardi with 21:17 .
After the 1970 regular season , Pugh was able to move into the Super Bowl for the first time with the Cowboys after a 17:10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game . In Super Bowl V , however, the Baltimore Colts were able to prevail with 16:13.
The following year, Roger Staubach took on the role of starting quarterback for the Dallas team . Jethro Pugh and the Cowboys won Super Bowl VI this year after a 14: 3 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game against the Miami Dolphins , which were overseen by Don Shula , with 24: 3.
In the 1975 season, Pugh was able to move into the Super Bowl for the third time. However, his team could not prevail against the Pittsburgh Steelers , who were supervised by Chuck Noll , and lost in Super Bowl X by just 21:17.
Two years later, however, the Dallas Cowboys achieved their second Super Bowl victory. Pugh moved with his team after twelve wins and two defeats in the regular season in the NFC Championship Game, where the Minnesota Vikings had no chance in their 23: 6 defeat. This game was followed by a 27:10 win over the Denver Broncos , which Pugh could win his second Super Bowl.
After the 1978 season, Jethro Pugh ended his career with the Cowboys. In 1967 he set up a league year's best with four secured fumbles. During his career he got 95.5 sacks . With this unofficial figure, Sacks had not yet been statistically recorded by the NFL at the time, he is still in the Dallas Cowboys' record books today.
Honors
Jethro Pugh was elected an All Pro once and is a member of the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame , Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame , North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame , Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, and in the Black College Football Hall of Fame , as well as his college's hall of fame.
After the career
The socially committed Jethro Pugh became a successful businessman in Dallas after his playing career. Among other things, he operated several souvenir shops at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport . Pugh died of natural causes and is buried in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.
Web links
- Jethro Pugh in the Find a Grave database
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Jethro Pugh with the Dallas Cowboys
- obituary
- Jethro Pugh in college
- Jethro Pugh in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
- Jethro Pugh in the Black College Football Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1967
- ↑ Statistics NFL Championship Game 1967 ( Ice Bowl )
- ^ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1970
- ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1970
- ↑ Super Bowl V statistics
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1971
- ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1971
- ↑ Super Bowl VI statistics
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1975
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl X
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Dallas Cowboys 1977
- ↑ Statistics NFC Championship Game 1977
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XII
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pugh, Jethro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pugh Junior, Jethro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Windsor, North Carolina, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 2015 |
| Place of death | Dallas , Texas , United States |