| Personal information | |||||||
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Nickname | The Terminator | ||||||
| Born | George Linberger January 23, 1967 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||
| Total fights | 40 | ||||||
| Wins | 29 | ||||||
| Win by KO | 25 | ||||||
| Losses | 9 | ||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||
| No contests | 1 Football career | ||||||
| Profile | |||||||
| Position | Offensive lineman/defensive lineman | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Chardon (OH) | ||||||
| College | Toledo | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1990: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||
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George "The Terminator" Linberger (born January 23, 1967) is an American former professional boxer and football player.
Linberger attended Chardon High School, where he was an all-conference, all-district, and all-state tight end. He was the team leader in receptions his junior and senior year. He also anchored the defensive line and was recruited by several division one programs before settling on the University of Toledo. He also excelled on the wrestling mat, where he compiled a 56-19 record during his high school career. [1]
Linberger played college football at the University of Toledo where he was a four-year starter. [2] Linberger was a first team All-Mid-American Conference performer in 1989, team captain 1989, team MVP (1989) as well as a nominee for Mid-American conference player of the year. After graduation and going undrafted he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions. On July 22, 1990, it was reported that he had been waived by the Lions. [3] He then was drafted by the WLAF's San Antonio Riders [4] in the fifth round of the OL draft. He signed with the San Antonio Force of the Arena Football League (AFL) in June 1992 but did not play in any games for them. [5] [6] Linberger played in all 12 games for the Las Vegas Sting of the AFL during the 1994 season. [7] [6] He later played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds of the Indoor Football League during their 2000 season.
As a boxer, Linberger compiled a record of 29 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw and 1 no contest. [8] Linberger won several minor belts during his career but his biggest victory was gaining revenge against Eric Esch for the NABC super heavyweight title. He also shared the ring with world heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, [9] and European Champion Brian Nielsen.[ citation needed ]
Linberger is the CEO of the LEAP and SOAR alternative programs located throughout Northeast Ohio that he oversees, owns, and operates . His schools work with students with Behavioral and Learning disabilities between eight locations that work with as many as 600 challenged students each year. [10]
Linberger is married to Angel Linberger (Carl) and has two children: his daughter Ariel and his son George Jr.
Source: [11]
| 38 fights | 29 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 25 | 7 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |