Loren Toews

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Loren Toews
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1951-11-03) November 3, 1951 (age 72)
Dinuba, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Del Mar (CA)
College: California
NFL draft: 1973  / round: 8 / pick: 192
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:16.0
Fumble recoveries:10
Interceptions:4
Player stats at PFR

Loren James Toews (born November 3, 1951) is a former National Football League (NFL) player.

Toews graduated from Del Mar High School in San Jose, California and later University of California, Berkeley where he received his degree in biological sciences. In 1972, Toews was named the "most inspirational player" on the team at Berkeley and given the Stub Allison Award, [1] named after California football coach Leonard B. "Stub" Allison.

That following year, in 1973 Toews was drafted in the eighth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers where he played as a linebacker for 11 seasons. [2] While playing for the Steelers, Toews attended the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Business and obtained his MBA degree in 1981.

Toews was a four-time Super Bowl champion, [3] and starter in Super Bowl XIII. In Super Bowl IX he replaced an injured Andy Russell for most of the second half, filling in admirably. [4] Toews moved to left inside linebacker in 1982 when the Steelers switched to the 3–4 defense, while incumbent middle linebacker Jack Lambert moved to right inside linebacker and retained the "Mike" role as the Steelers signal-caller on defense.

Toews retired from professional football at spring camp in 1984 having played in 57 consecutive games up to the last game of the previous season. [3]

Toews has a wife, Valerie and is also the father of three children: Aaron, Jocelyn and Cassandra. Aaron was a defenseman on the Northeastern University hockey team from 1996 to 1998. [5] Jocelyn owns an independent record label called Lujo Records.

Toews lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he and his younger brother Jeff (who also played in the NFL as an offensive lineman) buy and sell real estate. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cal Football Team Awards". Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Toews Retires". The New York Times . May 29, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "The retirement of linebacker Loren Toews leaves just seven..." UPI. May 29, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Michael K. (April 5, 2014). "Steelers Greatest Draft Hits – Eighth Round". steelersdepot.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Nystrom, Andy (December 18, 1996). "Toews gets a taste of big-time hockey". Los Altos Town Crier . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Gorman, Kevin (July 11, 2017). "Man's quixotic quest for Super Steelers' autographs ends". Associated Press . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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