John Bock (American football)

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John Bock
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1971-02-11) February 11, 1971 (age 53)
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Crystal Lake Central
College: Louisville
Indiana State
Undrafted: 1994
Career history
[1]
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

John Bock (born February 11, 1971, in Crystal Lake, Illinois) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for six seasons for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. [2] Bock served as Florida Atlantic University's offensive line coach from 2002 until 2004. [3] [4] He became the head coach for the Brooklyn Bolts in the FXFL during its inaugural season, [5] for which he was named Coach of the Year for leading the Bolts to the league championship. [6] Bock did not return to the FXFL for 2015.

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References

  1. "John Bock". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. "John Bock Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  3. "John Bock Named FAU Assistant Coach". February 15, 2002.
  4. "Offensive Line Coach John Bock Steps Down". December 16, 2004.
  5. "FXFL Announces Coaching Staffs". September 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Football Gameplan's 2014 FXFL Awards. YouTube .