- Jethro Pugh
Jethro Pugh (born
July 3 ,1944 in Windsor,North Carolina ) is a formerAmerican football defensive tackle in the NFL for theDallas Cowboys . He played with Dallas for his entire career, from1965 through1978 . Pugh's achievements as a professional athlete were largely overshadowed for most of his career by Hall-of-FamerBob Lilly who played defensive tackle on the other side. WhileQuarterback sack s were not an official NFL statistic during Pugh's career, he is unofficially credited with a career total of 95.5. [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/112207dnspocowlede.25599ab.html dallasnews.com] ] He led the Cowboys in sacks each season from 1968-1972 [cite web |url=http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/091806dnspowherenowpugh.3171f01.html|title=Former Cowboy Jethro Pugh offers a lot|publisher=WFAA.com] with a high mark of 15.5 in 1968. [ [http://www.dallascowboys.com/docs/spagnola_062105.html dallascowboys.com] ]Pugh attended
Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, where he was a member ofAlpha Phi Alpha , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. [http://www.flyetapi.org/famous.html]Pugh owns a number of Western-themed gift shops at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. He also hosts an annual Jethro Pugh Celebrity Golf Tournament in Dallas to raise funds for the
United Negro College Fund . [http://www.theparadiesshops.com/artman/publish/printer_13.shtml]References
External links
*"Database Football:" [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PUGHJET01 Jethro Pugh]
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