- Bart Oates
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1958|12|16|mf=y
Birthplace=Mesa, Arizona
DateOfDeath=
College=Brigham Young
Position=Center
number=65
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
ProBowls=1990, 1991, 1993,
1994, 1995
Career Highlights=y
years=1985-1993
1994-1995
teams=New York Giants San Francisco 49ers
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=OATESBAR01Bart Steven Oates (born
December 16 ,1958 inMesa, Arizona ) is a formerAmerican football player in the NFL for theNew York Giants andSan Francisco 49ers . Oates played center for the Giants from 1985-93 and with the 49ers from 1994-95. Oates was a member of the Giants teams that wonSuper Bowl s XXI and XXV and the 49ers team that wonSuper Bowl XXIX . Oates playedcollege football atBrigham Young University , originally entering in 1977 before serving an LDS mission inLas Vegas, Nevada then later joining the Cougars football team. [http://www.cougarclub.com/hall_of_fame/index.html Hall of Fame - Bart Oates] , cougarclub.com, accessedJanuary 13 ,2007 . ] Oates was inducted into the BYU athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.The Giants signed Oates in 1985 at the relatively advanced age of 27. This was because Oates had initially played three seasons with the
Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars in theUSFL where he won two USFL championships. [http://www.usflonline.readywebsites.com/page/page/2901424.htm Bart Oates interview] , usflonline.readywebsites.com, accessedJanuary 13 ,2007 .] Oates thought highly of the USFL relative to the NFL and has stated that he feels the 1985Philadelphia Stars of theUSFL could have beaten the 1985Philadelphia Eagles . Oates was selected to fivePro Bowl s during his career and to the AP All-Pro team twice. He was extremely durable, starting 125 consecutive games during his Giants career. [ [http://www.cougarclub.com/hall_of_fame/oates_b.html Hall of Fame] , cougarclub.com, accessedJanuary 13 ,2007 . ]Oates currently works in real estate and having graduated
magna cum laude with aJuris Doctor degree from Seton Hall Law School, he is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. [ [http://oberon.lunarpages.com/~stella9/professionals.htm#oates The Stellar Realty Group: Meet Our Professional Team] , oberon.lunarpages.com, accessedJanuary 13 ,2007 . ] Oates is currently chairman of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, a Hall of Fame for New Jersey residents and natives in a variety of fields ranging from scientists to athletes. [ [http://www.njhalloffame.com/boardmembers.htm New Jersey Hall of Fame] , njhalloffame, accessedFebruary 27 ,2007 . ] In 2006 Oates played himself in the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force " episode "Bart Oates", which some program guides list incorrectly as "Bart Oats".Bart's brother Brad also played offensive line in the
NFL for six seasons on five different teams.ee also
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History of the New York Giants (1979-1993)
*Bart Oates (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode) References
External links
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OATESBAR01 Career Statistics]
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