Larry Turner (American football)

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Larry Turner
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Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 41)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school: Huber Heights (OH) Wayne
College: Eastern Kentucky
NFL Draft: 2004  / Round: 7 / Pick: 238
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Larry Edward Turner, Jr (born March 8, 1982) is a former center for the St. Louis Rams and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Eastern Kentucky University, before being drafted by the Rams.

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High school years

Turner attended Wayne High School (Huber Heights, Ohio) and won three varsity letters in football, and one in wrestling. In football, as a senior, he won All-League honors, All-Area honors, and was an All-Southwest District honoree. Turner graduated from Wayne High School in 2000.

Professional career

At his pro day at Eastern Kentucky, Turner ran a 5.23 40-yard dash and measured 6-1¼ and 295 pounds.

St. Louis Rams

Turner was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. [1] He played for the Rams for three seasons, playing in 14 games as a rookie, making one start. [2]

Coaching career

After he was released by the Rams, he coached offensive line for the Springboro (Ohio) High School Panthers from 2007-2009. [3] For the 2011 season he was a graduate assistant football coach at Eastern Kentucky University. [3]

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References

  1. "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. "Larry Turner Stats".
  3. 1 2 "EKU Colonels - 2011 Football Coaching Staff". EKUSports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)