Josh Taves

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Josh Taves
No. 99, 91
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1972-05-13) May 13, 1972 (age 51)
Watsonville, California
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Dennis-Yarmouth (MA)
College: Northeastern
Undrafted: 1995
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:10
Sacks:4.0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Josh Heinrich Taves (a.k.a. Josh Heinrich; born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is a former professional American football player. [1]

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Biography

Taves is Jewish. [2] He grew up in Truro, MA, played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team. [3] [4]

He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons. [4]

In the National Football League, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Horvitz, Peter S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. ISBN   9781561719075 . Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. Goldman, D.J. (2006). Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben Pub. p. 51. ISBN   9781580131834 . Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. "There'a No Place To Hide Taves Has Too Much Of Everything To Be Lost in Nfl Shuffle". Boston Globe. January 13, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "NFL EUROPE'S TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO SIGN WITH DOLPHINS", Miami Herald, June 20, 1998