Jon Kimmel

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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1960-07-21) July 21, 1960 (age 63)
Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Susquuehanna Valley
College: Colgate
Undrafted: 1983
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:5
Games started:1

Jon Joseph Kimmel (born July 21, 1960) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played four games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985 and one game for the Washington Redskins in 1987. He played college football at Colgate. [1] Kimmel also played in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and the Chicago Blitz and Denver Gold in 1984.

In 2018, Kimmel was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII. [2]

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References

  1. "Jon Kimmel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 17, 2023.