James FitzPatrick (American football)

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James FitzPatrick
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Position: offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-02-01) February 1, 1964 (age 60)
Heidelberg, Germany
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Beaverton (OR)
College: USC
NFL draft: 1986  / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:65
Games started:19
Player stats at PFR

James Joseph FitzPatrick, III (born February 1, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Fitzpatrick was born in Heidelberg, Germany. He began his football career in Beaverton, Oregon where he was a two way starter for the State Champion Beaverton High School Beavers. [1]

He attended USC (University Of Southern California), [1] [2] where he played in the 1985 Rose Bowl against Ohio State, defeating them 20–17. As a senior, he was selected as the team's Offensive Player of the Year, [3] and was named a first team All-American. [4]

He was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 1986 NFL Draft. [5] He played four seasons for the Chargers. [1] [6] He was traded to the then Los Angeles Raiders in 1990 where he returned to the Colosseum for the remainder of his career. [1]

James now lives in Portland, Oregon, he is active in youth football.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "James FitzPatrick Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. Oates, Bob (1985-09-29). "FitzPatrick Says 'Little Things' Beating USC : Tackle Blames Fumbles and Interceptions, Still Believes in Running Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. "USC Post Season Awards". San Bernardino County Sun . December 11, 1985. Also honored at Southern Cal's annual football awards banquet at the Bonaventure Hotel was offensive tackle James Fitzpatrick, the team's offensive player of the year
  4. "Running backs, tackles take center stage". The Journal News (White Plains, NY). December 3, 1985. p. C3.
  5. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. "Chargers Sign FitzPatrick, Reach Terms With James". Los Angeles Times. 1986-07-26. Retrieved 2023-10-02.