George Jugum

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George Jugum
Born:(1946-06-05)June 5, 1946 (age 75)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight232 lb (105 kg)
College Washington
High schoolWest (Seattle)
Career history
As player
1969 Seattle Rangers
1970 BC Lions

George Jugum (born June 5, 1946) was a gridiron football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Washington Huskies from 1966 to 1968. He was selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as a first-team player on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team. [1] [2] [3] He then played professional football for the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League in 1969 and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1970. [4] He did not play in 1971 and left the club in 1972. [5]

In 1974, he was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating and kicking death of a 17-year-old youth in the car park of a West Seattle drive-in. [6] [7] He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, [8] and released after six and a half years. [9]

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References

  1. "USC Trojans Dominate All-West Coast Squad". Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California). November 28, 1968. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "USC Trojans dominate UPI's All-Coast grid team". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo. November 28, 1968. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Troy Dominates Star Squad". The Times. December 4, 1968. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "George Jugum". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. "Import leaves Lions". Red Deer Advocate. July 29, 1972. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Tacoma, Washington (February 19, 1974). "Jugum charged with murder". The News Tribune. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ex-Husky Jugum at honor farm". Longview Daily News. September 18, 1975. p. 33 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "30-year prison term for ex-Lions player". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. June 11, 1974. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UW football star turned killer breaks long silence about fateful night". The Columbian. 15 June 2003. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.