John Fitzgerald (center)
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| Position: | Southbridge (MA) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970: 4th round, 101st pick | ||||||||
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John Robert Fitzgerald (born April 16, 1948) is an American former professional
Early life
Fitzgerald attended
He accepted a football scholarship from Boston College, where he became a two-way tackle, playing both offense and defense during his three-year varsity career.
In 1982, he was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Fitzgerald was selected by the
In
In
, he missed 2 games, but was able to start most of the season while limited with an injured knee and an injured elbow.In
In 1977, he missed 2 games with knee and ankle injuries. He re-injured the knee during a practice in December, but still managed to play throughout the playoffs. In 1978, he missed 2 games while battling through ankle, shoulder and back spams problems.
In
.In 1980, he missed 2 regular season games and 3 playoff contests with shoulder and knee injuries. Robert Shaw was his replacement.
On August 31,
Fitzgerald never appeared in a
References
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- ^ "Once-Powerful Cowboys Face Big Rebuilding Year". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Cowboy Recalls First Trigger". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Cockroft, Pastorini go in final cutdown". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "The No-all-pro Team". Sports Illustrated. September 1, 1982. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2019.