Art Plunkett

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Art Plunkett
No. 70
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1959-03-08) March 8, 1959 (age 65)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:269 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Arlington Heights (IL), Millcreek (UT) Skyline
College: UNLV
NFL draft: 1981  / Round: 8 / Pick: 216
(by the Los Angeles Rams) [1]
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:71
Games started:5
Player stats at PFR

Art Plunkett (born March 8, 1959) is a former American football tackle. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1981 to 1984 and for the New England Patriots in 1985 and 1987. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "1981 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Art Plunkett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. "Art Plunkett, T". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.