American football player
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1969-04-07) April 7, 1969 (age 55) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Thomas DeVilbiss | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1992 / round: 3 / pick: 80 | ||||||||
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Jeremy Arlo Lincoln (born April 7, 1969) is an American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1992 NFL Draft with the 80th overall pick.
Lincoln played football and ran track at DeVilbiss High School (Toledo, Ohio), where he was part of the 1987 Ohio High School state championship track team before attending the University of Tennessee. He is most famous for the blocked field goal attempt in the last seconds of the Vols' "Miracle in South Bend" victory against Notre Dame where he blocked the field goal with his butt.
References
- "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- Shepard, Brad (July 10, 2013). "100 Days of Vols #52 - A Football Miracle". Rocky Top Talk. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- Strange, Mike (September 16, 2016). "Jeremy Lincoln's rear end big in Miracle at South Bend". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
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