A. J. Duhe
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Position: | Linebacker / Defensive end | ||||
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Born: | Reserve, Louisiana, U.S. | November 27, 1955||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Leon Godchaux (Reserve, Louisiana) | ||||
College: | LSU | ||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||
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Adam Joseph Duhe Jr. (born November 27, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for eight seasons with the Miami Dolphins from 1977 to 1984 in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early life
Born in Reserve, Louisiana, Duhe played football at Leon Godchaux High School on offense and defense, earning selections for All-District on both sides in his senior year, with him serving as defensive end and punter. He enrolled at Louisiana State University and starred as defensive tackle for the Tigers with an All-SEC and All-Academic honors.
Career
He was drafted in the first round of the
He switched from
His last season saw the Dolphins reach Super Bowl XIX (with him starting eight games and playing in four others due to grueling workouts from him), but he played for only a small portion due to a knee problem that left him unable to move laterally and a shoulder with diminished hitting capacity. By the time he was 29, he had already gone through four surgeries for problems with torn ligaments and shoulders.[3]
In August of 1985, the Dolphins placed him on medical wavers and released (which meant he received just over twenty percent of his planned $275,000 salary). [4]
Personal life and honors
Duhe also has done work as an actor. Duhe was inducted into the
References
- ^ "Miami's Duhe Gets Defensive Honor". The Vernon Daily Record. Associated Press. January 4, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved June 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A. J. Duhe NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (22 January 1985). "Players; A.j. Duhe Laments from Bench View". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Rise and Fall of A.j."
- ^ "A.J. Duhe - Hall of Fame".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- A. J. Duhe at IMDb