Tuesday, September 17, 2024

1979 Profile: Gary Jeter

Defensive Tackle
No. 70 
USC
"Surly most of his rookie season because of little playing time, Jeter started most of last year after Troy Archer broke a bone in his foot. Improving all the time, he certainly has no problem with confidence, gladly enumerating his own talents to anyone who will listen. 'Imagine,' he once said, 'John Riggins trying to outrun me.' Jeter says his ankles must be taped because they are 'real small; I guess that's why I can run so fast.'
He was born January 24, 1955, in Weirton, West Virginia, and grew up in Cleveland. An All-American at USC, he always has been the big kid on the block, having played at 275 in a high school all-star game."

-John Jeansonne, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football (1979 Edition)

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