Johnny Rembert
Rembert playing for the Patriots, c. 1988 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1961 Hollandale, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | DeSoto County (Arcadia, Florida) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1983: 4th round, 101st overall pick | ||||||||
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Johnny Lee Rembert (born January 19, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. Rembert was a member of the 1985 AFC champions who played the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans. In the Wild Card Round of the 1985–86 NFL playoffs, he had a fumble recovery return for a touchdown against the New York Jets. He was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl team twice (1988 and 1989). He won AFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 10 of the 1988 season.
After his playing career, Rembert was the director of athletics at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida and also the quality control representative for the NFL.