Jethro Pugh

Jethro Pugh

Jethro Pugh (born July 3, 1944 in Windsor, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. He played with Dallas for his entire career, from 1965 through 1978. Pugh's achievements as a professional athlete were largely overshadowed for most of his career by Hall-of-Famer Bob Lilly who played defensive tackle on the other side. While Quarterback sacks were not an official NFL statistic during Pugh's career, he is unofficially credited with a career total of 95.5. [ [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/112207dnspocowlede.25599ab.html dallasnews.com] ] He led the Cowboys in sacks each season from 1968-1972 [cite web |url=http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/091806dnspowherenowpugh.3171f01.html|title=Former Cowboy Jethro Pugh offers a lot|publisher=WFAA.com] with a high mark of 15.5 in 1968. [ [http://www.dallascowboys.com/docs/spagnola_062105.html dallascowboys.com] ]

Pugh attended Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. [http://www.flyetapi.org/famous.html]

Pugh owns a number of Western-themed gift shops at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. He also hosts an annual Jethro Pugh Celebrity Golf Tournament in Dallas to raise funds for the United Negro College Fund. [http://www.theparadiesshops.com/artman/publish/printer_13.shtml]

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*"Database Football:" [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PUGHJET01 Jethro Pugh]


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