Doug Legursky

Doug Legursky

No. 64     Pittsburgh Steelers
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: June 9, 1986 (1986-06-09) (age 25)
Place of birth: Frankfurt, Germany
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
College: Marshall
Undrafted in 2008
Debuted in 2009 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2008–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
3x All-Conference USA (2005-2007) Super Bowl champion (XLIII)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010
Games played	24
Games started	4
Stats at NFL.com

Wayne Douglas "Doug" Legursky (born June 9, 1986 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an American football center and right guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Marshall.

High-School

He played at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia. The 2003 Hunt Award Winner as the best lineman in the state of West Virginia, was awarded to Legursky. On September 4, 2009, Legursky was inducted to the Woodrow Wilson Football Hall Of Fame.

College

He set 2 Marshall weight room records for the squat (705 lbs.) and the hang clean (430 lbs.) as a three year starter at Marshall.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Legursky signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in April 2008. He was released on June 30 but re-signed the following day. Legursky was released by the team during final cuts on August 30, but re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 1 after guard Kendall Simmons was placed on injured reserve.

Legursky started his very first game at center in Super Bowl XLV due to Pro Bowl Rookie Center Maurkice Pouncey's ankle injury. Legursky replaced Pouncey during the Steelers's 24-19 AFC Championship Game win on January 23, 2011. Although Legursky fumbled a snap to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the goal line resulting in a Jets safety, he helped RB Rashard Mendenhall run for a playoff career-high 121 yards and one touchdown.^[1] The Steelers lost to the Green Bay Packers 31-25 in the Super Bowl.

References

1. ^ News Service, ESPN (February 4, 2011). "Pouncey out, Legursky to Start". ESPN (ESPN.com). http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6090999. Retrieved February 4, 2011. 

External links

• Marshall Thundering Herd bio
• Pittsburgh Steelers bio

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Name	Legursky, Doug
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Date of birth	June 9, 1986
Place of birth	Frankfurt, Germany
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