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Jerry Quick
No. 76
Position:
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 60)
Anthony, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High school:Chaparral (KS)
College:Kansas (1982)
Butler CC (1982–1983)
Des Moines Area CC (1984)
Iowa State (1984)
Wichita State (1984–1985)
Undrafted:1986
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MVC (1985)
  • Second-team All-MVC (1984)
  • Second-team All-KJCCC (1983)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jerry Dean Quick (born December 30, 1963) is a former

offensive tackle who played one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended college at Kansas, Butler CC, Des Moines Area CC, Iowa State, and Wichita State
.

Early life and education

Quick was born on December 30, 1963, in Anthony, Kansas.[1] He attended Chaparral High School in Harper County, where he was a three-time all-state selection.[2] After graduating from high school, Quick committed to the University of Kansas, but found the campus not to his liking and transferred to Butler Community College after one summer at Kansas.[2] He played two seasons at Butler CC, and in the second was named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC).[3] He was recruited to Kansas State, and was described as the "biggest of the K-State recruits."[4]

Quick ended up transferring to Des Moines Area Community College in 1985, with the intention of attending Iowa State later in the year.[5] Quick was listed as number two on the Iowa State depth chart, but decided he did not want to play for them as he and coach Jim Criner did not get along.[5][6]

After learning former Butler CC teammate Rick Remsberg and coach Fayne Henson were at

offensive tackle, starting in all 11 games.[2] At the end of the year, he was named second-team all-conference.[2]

After finishing his senior year in 1985, Quick was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) by both Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).[7]

Professional career

After going unselected in the

undrafted free agent.[8] He was placed on the season-ending injured reserve on August 20.[9] In 1987, Quick appeared in one game, a week six win against the Indianapolis Colts.[10] He was waived at the final roster cuts in 1988.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Jerry Quick Stats". Pro Football Archives.
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  10. ^ "Jerry Quick Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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