Jacksonville is a city in Onslow County,North Carolina,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 72,723,which makes Jacksonville the 14th-most populous city in North Carolina. Jacksonville is the county seat and most populous community of Onslow County,which is coterminous with the Jacksonville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Demographically,Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States,with an average age of 22.8 years old,which can be attributed to the large military presence. The low age may also be in part due to the population drastically going up over the past 80 years,from 783 in the 1930 census to 72,876 in the 2021 Census estimate.
In baseball,a golden sombrero is a player's inglorious feat of striking out four times in a single game.
Paul Michael Posluszny is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL),primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions,earning consensus All-American honors twice,and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After four years in Buffalo,Posluszny spent the remainder of his career with the Jaguars and earned Pro Bowl honors during the 2013 season.
Richard Benjamin Lundy was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues for numerous teams. He was born in Jacksonville,Florida.
Golden Herman Tate III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award for Outstanding Receiver at any position in 2009. Tate was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He later played for the Detroit Lions,with whom he made a Pro Bowl appearance. He also played a season for the Philadelphia Eagles and two seasons for the New York Giants. After his football career,Tate played baseball as a center fielder for the Port Angeles Lefties of the West Coast League (WCL) in 2022 after not playing the sport since 2009.
Marvin Lewis Jones Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft and has also played for the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at California.
Jared Thomas Goff is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears,setting Pac-12 Conference season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Goff was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Robby Blake Bortles is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons,primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at UCF,where he received AAC Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and was MVP of the 2014 Fiesta Bowl. Bortles was selected by the Jaguars third overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Tyler Gaffney is a former American football running back and former professional baseball outfielder. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football and college baseball at Stanford. He also played for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).
Jalen Lattrel Ramsey is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars fifth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Sixto Sánchez Encarnación is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Hayden Randle Hurst is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Xavier James Edwards is an American professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Clyde Nelson was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
James Williams,nicknamed "Big Jim",was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
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