Craig Heimburger

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Craig Heimburger
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 47)
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:314 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Belleville East
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 5 / Pick: 163
Career history

Craig Heimburger (born February 3, 1977) is a former professional American football player.

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Early years

He attended Belleville East High School. He played college football at the University of Missouri, where he earned All-Big 12 Conference honors in 1998. [1]

Professional career

Heimburger was a fifth round pick of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League in the 1999 NFL Draft. [2]

In 2000, he was allocated by the Packers to the NFL Europe to play for the Rhein Fire. [3] The Fire won the championship and Heimburger earned all NFLE honors. He also played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2000, and the Buffalo Bills in 2001. In 2002, he was in training camp with the Houston Texans for their inaugural season.

After leaving the NFL, Heimburger joined the Arena Football League. Heimburger played for the Colorado Crush (2006), and the Austin Wranglers (2007).

Personal

In 2003 he co-founded, with his wife, Dawn, Heimburger Construction Company LLC, licensed in the state of Illinois. [4]

He is married to Dawn Dugan, a former college softball player at the University of Missouri. [5]

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References

  1. "All-Big 12 Conference Football Team". Archived from the original on October 19, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  2. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. 2000 ALL-NFL EUROPE LEAGUE TEAM Archived 2007-07-02 at archive.today
  4. Cheryl's Favorites Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Elevated Voices – Put Me on Injured Reserve