Garry Cobb

NFL player


DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1957|3|16|mf=y
Birthplace= Carthage, North Carolina
Position=Linebacker
College=Southern California
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=230
DraftedYear=1979
DraftedRound=9 / Pick 247
DatabaseFootball=COBBGAR01
years=1979-1984
1985-1987
1988-1989
teams=Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys

Garry Wilbert Cobb (born March 16, 1957 in Carthage, North Carolina) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL and current radio personality on WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

High School Career

A 1975 graduate of Stamford (Connecticut) High School, Garry was a standout for the Black Knights in baseball, basketball, as well as football.

College career

Cobb played college football at the University of Southern California where he played on two Rose Bowl Championship teams, one National Championship team and was selected All-Pac-10 in 1978. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Sociology. After graduation, Cobb was offered contracts by the California Angels and Chicago Cubs baseball teams, but opted to play professional football instead.

Professional career

Drafted in the 1979 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, Cobb went on to play 11 years in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas. Among note, he was traded from Detroit to Philadelphia in 1985 for Philadelphia's all-time leading rusher Wilbert Montgomery.

Radio career

Since his retirement from football, Cobb has transitioned to being a television and radio personality in the Philadelphia area. He has earned the nickname "G Cobb". His trademark expression has become "G Cobb in the House". Since 1997 he has been a sports reporter with CBS 3’s Eyewitness News team. He also hosts his own weekend radio program on 610 WIP. In July 2007, G Cobb began writing Eagles columns for The Bulletin, a daily newspaper out of Philadelphia.

Cobb also runs a Philadelphia Eagles news and rumor website. Two hours prior to the official start of the 2008 NFL free agency period, Cobb's site reported that cornerback Asante Samuel had already reached a deal with the Eagles. [ [http://gcobb.com/content/view/1117/1/ GCOBB.COM::The One Stop Shop For Philadelphia Eagles Fans - Source: Asante Is An Eagle ] ]

Personal

Cobb resides in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and is the father of three children, a son who played cornerback at Stanford University (1998-2002), two daughters and two grandchildren.

References

External links

* [http://www.gcobb.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.usclegends.org/gary-cobb.php Garry Cobb] Profile at USC Legends