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Position | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born | Mansfield, Ohio | November 16, 1978
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mansfield |
College | Northern Iowa |
NFL draft | 2002: undrafted |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Jacob M. Soliday (born November 16, 1978) is an American former football wide receiver who played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Northern Iowa.
Soliday was born November 16, 1978, in Mansfield, Ohio. [1] His father, Jack Soliday, coached him in various youth sports and was a sports announcer for local teams. [2] Soliday graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1997, [3] then attended the University of Northern Iowa [4] with a full-ride scholarship. [2]
While attending the University of Northern Iowa, Soliday played for the university's football team. [5] While there, he completed the fourth-most number of career receptions (147) in the school's history. [3] He was also a member of the all-Gateway Conference first team. [3] [6]
In 2002, Soliday was selected to play for the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent. [2] He appeared in four games. [1]
Soliday lives in Chandler, Arizona with his family and is a firefighter for the Chandler Fire Department. [2]