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)
"Whenever the Jets play the Giants, there's always a verbal war between the fans of both teams. However, in this year's 14-6 preseason Jet victory, there was no bigger battle than the one between Jet offensive tackle Chris Ward and Giant defensive end Gary Jeter. 'I think we had a little Ali-Frazier situation out there,' Jeter says. 'He has a lot of pride,' says Jeter, who forced Ward into five holding penalties. 'He went to Ohio State, I went to Southern Cal; there's a lot of animosity there. But you know me, I don't intimidate. I'm ready to leave the bad feelings on the field. I wouldn't call him an enemy, but I wouldn't invite him to dinner, either."
-from News, Quotes & Comments, Football Digest (December 1979)
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