American football player
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1972-05-13) May 13, 1972 (age 52) Watsonville, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Dennis-Yarmouth (MA) | ||||||||
| College: | Northeastern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1995 | ||||||||
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Josh Heinrich Taves (a.k.a. Josh Heinrich; born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is a former professional American football player.
Biography
Taves is Jewish. He grew up in Truro, MA, played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team.
He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons.
In the National Football League, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers.
See also
References
- Panthers 2003 media Guide. p. 220-222. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Horvitz, Peter S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- Goldman, D.J. (2006). Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben Pub. p. 51. ISBN 9781580131834. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "There'a No Place To Hide Taves Has Too Much Of Everything To Be Lost in Nfl Shuffle". Boston Globe. January 13, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "NFL EUROPE'S TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO SIGN WITH DOLPHINS", Miami Herald, June 20, 1998
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