(1949-05-22) May 22, 1949 (age 75) Provo, Utah, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:
Granite (Utah)
College:
Utah
NFL draft:
1971 / Round: 17 / Pick: 436
Career history
Detroit Lions (1972–1975)
Seattle Seahawks (1976–1977)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
59
Games started:
24
Player stats at PFR
Gordon Harold Jolley (born May 22, 1949 in Provo, Utah) is a former professional American football player who played in 7 NFL seasons from 1971-1977 for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. He was an inaugural member of the Seattle Seahawks.[1] He was also a prep All-America his senior year (1967) in basketball at Granite High in South Salt Lake, Utah.[2]
Jolley's youngest son, Doug Jolley, played five seasons in the NFL.
Gordon Jolley currently teaches Math at Dixie State College of Utah where he was previously the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive line coach for the football team for 21 years. He was also head coach of the baseball team for 10 years. His baseball teams won the Region 19 championship four years and played in the Junior College World Series twice, in 1989 and 1995.
In 2008, Jolley was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Jolley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has served as a member of a stake high council.[4]
^Seattle Seahawks Spirit of '76 Gordon Jolley
^Jolley Made the Most of His Athletic Career
^2008 Utah Sports Hall of Fame Honorees
^"A Good Example at Dixie State College". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
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a sixth round draft pick. Jolley played high school football at Dixie High School in St. George. His father, GordonJolley, played for the Detroit Lions...
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SE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) Game attendance: 54,983 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Johnny Unitas Gamebook After...
Offensive linemen 60 Guy Dennis G 54 Ed Flanagan C 76 Rocky Freitas T 64 GordonJolley T 66 Bob Kowalkowski G 65 Dave Thompson T 63 Chuck Walton G 75 Jim Yarbrough...
humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) Game attendance: 29,855 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner Gamebook Week...
Alvin Jay Jolley (September 29, 1899 – August 26, 1948) was a professional football player and coach. He played for the Cleveland Tigers, Akron Pros, Dayton...
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