Julius Curry
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Position: | Punt returner | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Detroit, Michigan | May 17, 1979||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Julius Justin Curry (born May 17, 1979 in
University of Michigan
Curry played
In the 2000 game against Ohio State, Curry intercepted a pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to help Michigan beat the Buckeyes, 38–26.[4]
In the 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl, Curry had a key interception to help Michigan to a 31–28 victory over Auburn. With the score tied 14–14 and Auburn driving deep in Michigan territory, Curry intercepted a Ken Leard pass at the Michigan 15-yard line and returned it 39 yards to the Auburn 46-yard line. Anthony Thomas scored a touchdown six plays later to give Michigan a 21–14 lead at halftime.[5]
As a junior, Curry had 97 return yards on four punts and a kickoff in an early season game against Washington.[4] He missed the final seven games of the 2001 season with nerve damage to his right shoulder.[6]
As a senior, Curry had the best game of his career in a 10–7 win over Utah.[7] In the Utah game, Curry intercepted two passes and returned 8 punts for a career-best 105 yards.[4] Curry's final game for Michigan was a 38–30 win over Florida in the 2003 Outback Bowl; Curry had eight tackles and a pass break-up in the game.[4]
Professional football
After being released by the Chicago Bears during the 2003 preseason,[8] Curry joined the Detroit Lions. He appeared in three games and was credited with two tackles for the Lions.[9] Curry would spend the 2004 and 2005 seasons on the Green Bay Packers' practice squad and offseason roster.[10]
NASCAR
In 2006, Curry formed Curry Racing, Inc., to compete in the
References
- ^ "2000 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "2001 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "2002 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12.
- ^ Jeff McIntyre (January 2, 2001). "Defenseless: Wolverines roll up 453 yards against SEC's No. 1 defense, spoil Auburn QB Ken Leard's record game". Times Daily.
- ^ "Curry is ready to play". The Detroit News. December 30, 2001.
- ^ "'M' Muddles Way Past Utes: Julius Curry intercepts two passes to stifle Utah and preserve 10-7 win". The Argus-Press. September 22, 2002.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Julius Curry". pro-football-reference.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alex Barber (March 23, 2006). "Craven returning to truck series for limited run". Bangor Daily New.
- ^ "Montgomery to Drive for Newly Formed Curry Racing". Truck Series.com. March 9, 2006.