Jeff Hurd (American football)
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | May 25, 1964 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Kansas City (MO) Lincoln Prep | ||||||||||
| College | Kansas State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Jeffrey Tonja Hurd (born May 25, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Dallas Texans in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Early life
Hurd attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, in Kansas City, Missouri, where he participated in football, basketball, and baseball. He received Kansas City prep athlete of the year honors as a senior.
He accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State University. He was a reserve linebacker in his first two seasons. As a junior, he was named a starter at defensive end, registering 62 tackles and 4 sacks. As a senior, he was moved to defensive tackle, posting 57 tackles and 5 sacks.[1]
He pitched for the baseball team as a freshman, compiling an 0-1 record with a 3.5 ERA.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Hurd was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft and was moved to linebacker. He was waived on August 17.[2]
After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.[3] He was a backup at right outside linebacker behind Chris Duliban. He was released on October 26, at the end of the strike.[4] He was re-signed for the last 2 games.
In 1988, he injured his left knee and was placed on the injured reserve list.[5] In 1989, he was switched to defensive end and was placed on the injured reserve list with a right knee injury on August 28. He wasn't re-signed after the season.
Dallas Texans (AFL)
In 1990, he signed with the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League. He had 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In 1991, he collected 32 tackles, 4 fumble recoveries and 3 blocked kicks.
References
- ^ "Parrish Sets 6-5 Revival Goal for Kansas State". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Transactions". August 18, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. October 27, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "2 More Linebackers Hurt For Cowboys". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2019.