John Skorupan

John Skorupan
No. 55, 57
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1951-05-17) May 17, 1951 (age 73)
Beaver, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Beaver
College:Penn State
NFL draft:1973 / round: 6 / pick: 136
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:8.0
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Paul Skorupan (born May 17, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1980.

Skorupan was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 1951. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1969 to 1972. He was selected as a consensus first-team linebacker on the 1972 All-America team.[1]

He was then drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (136th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL draft. He played for the Bills from 1973 to 1977 and for the New York Giants from 1978 to 1980. He appeared in a total of 92 NFL games, 60 of them as a starter.[2] He was released by the Giants in August 1981.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "John Skorupan". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Larry Fox (August 26, 1981). "Giants cut Skorupan". New York Daily News. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.