Bob Jury

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Bob Jury
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: South Park (South Park Township, Pennsylvania)
College: Pittsburgh (1974–1977)
NFL draft: 1978  / round: 3 / pick: 63
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries:3
Sacks:1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Vincent Jury (born October 5, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

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Early life

Robert Vincent Jury was born on October 5, 1955, in Los Angeles, California. [1] He attended South Park High School in South Park, Pennsylvania. [1]

College career

He was a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers from 1974 to 1977 and a three-year letterman from 1975 to 1977. [1] [2] He led the country with ten interceptions in 1976, [3] earning Associated Press (AP) third-team All-American and AP and United Press International (UPI) first-team All-East honors. [4] [5] [6] The 1976 Panthers were named consensus national champions. He made six interceptions for 111 yards his senior year in 1977, [3] garnering consensus All-American and AP and UPI first-team All East recognition. [7] [8] [9] [10] He is the Panthers' all-time leader in career interceptions (21), interceptions in a season (10) and interception return yards (266). [11]

Professional career

Jury was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round, with the 63rd overall pick, of the 1978 NFL draft. [12] He officially signed with the team on July 5, 1978. [13]

On August 29, 1978, Jury and a 1979 third round draft pick were traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a 1979 third round pick. [13] [14] He played in 15 games, starting eight, for the 49ers during the 1978 season, recording one sack and three fumble recoveries. [12] The next year, he was placed on injured reserve on August 23, 1979, and spent the entire season there. [13] He was released by the 49ers on January 7, 1980. [13]

Jury was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on January 16, 1980, but was later waived. [13]

He was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on May 19, 1980. [13] He was released by the Patriots on July 23, 1980, after leaving the team. [13]

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  2. ↑ "Bob Jury finally gets to play with Steelers". Beaver County Times. November 24, 1978. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Bob Jury". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tony Dorsett tops AP All-American Team". Jefferson City Post Tribune. December 2, 1976. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Dorsett Leads Pitt Plunder Of All-East Votes". Observer-Reporter. December 15, 1976. p. D-4.
  6. ↑ "Pitt Places Seven On All-East Team". York Daily Record. December 1, 1976. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bob Jury". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Five Repeaters Heading Up AP All-East Football Team". The Courier-Express. December 1, 1977. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Pagliaro, Carfora on All-East squad". The Morning Record and Journal. November 29, 1977. p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Bob Jury, 1977". pittsburghpanthers.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Bob Jury". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bob Jury NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
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