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American football player (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Gary III (born May 13, 1959) is a former American football defensive end in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Birmingham Stallions. He played college football at UCLA.
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 13, 1959
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 273 lb (124 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Washington Preparatory (CA) |
College: | UCLA |
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 9 / pick: 249 |
Career history | |
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Gary attended Washington Preparatory High School, where he was a two-way player in football. He won the discus crown in 1976. He won the city shot put title in 1977.
He accepted a football scholarship from UCLA. As a junior, he intercepted a pass against Ohio State University.
In 1977, he was redshirted to gain additional experience. He shared starting duties at defensive tackle in his last 3 seasons. As a senior, he registered 3 tackles and intercepted a pass in the final minutes, to secure a win against Arizona State University.[1] He finished his college career with 5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
Gary was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (249th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on August 31.[3]
On May 12, 1983, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Rams to play nose tackle.[4] He was cut on August 23.[5]
In 1984, he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles to play defensive end. He was released on July 30.[6]
In 1984, he was signed as a free agent by the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League. On February 20, he was traded to the Birmingham Stallions in exchange for a future draft choice.[7]
In 1984, he was a backup defensive end and had one sack during the season.
On December 18, 1984, he was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League, to play defensive end.[8] He was released before the start of the season.
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