Jack Gregory (defensive end)
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 3, 1944 Okolona, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 2, 2019 (aged 74) Amory, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Okolona | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1966: 9th round, 139th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1966: Red Shirt 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||
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Earl Jackson Gregory Jr. (October 3, 1944 – March 2, 2019) was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants in a 13-year career that lasted from 1967 through 1979. He is unofficially credited with 106 quarterback sacks for his career (41 with the Browns and 65 with the Giants). He has been unofficially credited with 14 or 15.5 quarterback sacks for the 1970 NFL season, the third best total in Browns' history. In 1972, he led the NFL in sacks with 18.5 or 21. He was twice selected to play in the Pro Bowl and was named an All-Pro in 1972. He has been considered among the top 100 players in both Cleveland Browns’ and New York Giants’ history.