Jay Leeuwenburg

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Jay Leeuwenburg
No. 58, 57
Position Guard
Center
Personal information
Born (1969-06-18) June 18, 1969 (age 56)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school Kirkwood (Kirkwood, Missouri)
College Colorado
NFL draft 1992: 9th round, 244th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played137
Games started108
Fumble recoveries2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jay Robert Leeuwenburg (born June 18, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1991. He was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL draft with the 244th overall pick. [1]

Leeuwenberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri. At age twelve, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [2] He coauthored the book Yes I Can! Yes You Can! with Denny Dressman, an autobiography that focuses on his struggles with diabetes and his journey to the NFL.

References

  1. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. "Jay Leeuwenburg". Diabetes Health. March 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2017.