Jeremy Bloom

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Jeremy Bloom
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Bloom in 2016
Born (1982-04-02) April 2, 1982 (age 42)
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Relatives Molly Bloom (sister)
Colby Cohen (cousin)
American football career
No. 15
Position: Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Loveland (CO)
College: Colorado
NFL draft: 2006  / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Jeremy Bloom (born April 2, 1982) [1] is an American former skier and football player. As a skier, he is a one-time world champion, two-time Olympian, and 10-time World Cup gold medalist. He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2013. [2]

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Bloom was a Freshman All-American at the University of Colorado. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2006 NFL draft and was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but did not play in a regular season game for either team.

Personal life

Bloom was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Charlene, a ski and fly fishing instructor, and Larry Bloom, a clinical psychologist, and grew up in nearby Loveland. [3] His older sister, Molly Bloom, is an author and former organizer of illegal poker games who wrote Molly's Game, and was the inspiration for the film of the same name. [4] [5] His cousin is ice hockey player Colby Cohen. [6] Bloom's father is Jewish and his mother is Christian. [7]

Skiing career

Jeremy Bloom
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Deer Valley Dual Moguls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Deer Valley Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Kuusamo Dual Moguls

Bloom grew up skiing in Keystone, Colorado. At 15 he became the youngest male freestyle skier to ever make the United States Ski Team. [8] [9]

On November 24, 2008, Bloom announced his intention to attend the United States ski team's training camp to assess the possibility of a 2010 return to Olympic skiing. [10]

Bloom was featured in The Weight of Gold (2020), an HBO Sports Documentary which "explor(es) the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face." [11] [12]

College football career

Bloom was a wide receiver and punt returner for the University of Colorado football team. He was selected for the first-team Freshman All-America list by the FWAA. [13]

On October 5, 2002, Bloom caught a pass from Robert Hodge against Kansas State in Boulder that resulted in a 94-yard (86 m) touchdown. On this play Bloom set four Colorado team records that stood as of 2020: all-time longest passing play, longest scoring play from scrimmage, longest gain on a first career reception, and longest gain by a freshman. [14]

Bloom holds the Colorado team record for most combined return yards (kick & punt) in a single game, set against Baylor University in Waco, Texas on October 4, 2003 (143 kickoff and 107 punt). [15]

Professional football career

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 30, 2006, Bloom was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. [16] He was featured in the NFL TV show Hey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL. [17] He practiced with the team all through mini-camp as a punt and kick returner, but injured his hamstring during training camp, placing him on injured reserve. Bloom remained with the team for the 2006 season. After spending his entire rookie year on injured reserve, Bloom averaged 20.3 yards on 12 kickoff returns and 7.8 yards on 10 punt returns during the 2007 preseason. He was released by the Eagles prior to the regular season. [18]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On December 31, 2007, Bloom was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in preparation for the 2008 AFC playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He began 2008 training camp with the Steelers. [19] He was released by the Steelers on August 25, 2008. [20] [21]

Other ventures

In the 2000s, Bloom was a VJ for MHD. [22]

In March 2003, Bloom won the 30th annual CBS Superstars competition in Jamaica; he defeated nine professional athletes that included Dexter Jackson, Ahman Green, and Will Allen. [23]

In April 2010, Bloom along with Hart Cunningham co-founded the marketing software company, Integrate. [24] In 2013, Bloom was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. [25] [ failed verification ]

In 2012, Bloom participated in the dating game show The Choice . [26]

As of 2018, Bloom is a college football and Olympic sports television analyst and has worked for ESPN, Fox, NBC and the Pac-12 Network. [27]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jeremy Bloom, five others to be inducted into Ski & Snowboard Hall". The Denver Post. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ By JULIET MACURFEB. 7, 2006 (2006-02-07). "The Unbearable Lightness of Jeremy Bloom - The New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Ski champ Jeremy Bloom's sister hit it big in leading private poker game for boldface names | Penny Parker". Pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (September 10, 2017). "Hollywood Flashback: In 2008, Molly Bloom Was Tinseltown's Poker Queen". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Q&A with Colby Cohen, formerly of the Lincoln Stars | Sports". journalstar.com. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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  14. ↑ "2019 Colorado Football Media Guide: Records and History" (PDF). CU Sports Information Office. 2019. p. 183. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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  19. ↑ Harris, John (July 29, 2008). "Going for the Black & Gold". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
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  24. ↑ "Jeremy Bloom, Co-founder, Integrate, 29". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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