James FitzPatrick (American football)

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James FitzPatrick
No. 70, 73
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-02-01) February 1, 1964 (age 60)
Heidelberg, Germany
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Beaverton (OR)
College:USC
NFL draft:1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:65
Games started:19
Player stats at PFR

James Joseph FitzPatrick, III (born February 1, 1964) is a former American football offensive tackle.

James Fitzpatrick was born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1964. He began his Football career in Beaverton, Oregon where he was a two way starter for the State Champion Beaverton High School Beavers. He attended USC (University Of Southern California) where he was an outstanding offensive tackle. He played in the 1985 Rose Bowl against Ohio State defeating them 20–17. During his senior year, he was voted Offensive MVP (Most Valuable Player), extremely unusual for an offensive lineman.

He was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in 1986.[1] He played five seasons for the Chargers. He was traded to the then Los Angeles Raiders in 1990 where he returned to the Colosseum for the remainder of his career.

James now lives in Portland, Oregon, he is active in youth football.

College career[edit]

He played college football at the University of Southern California,[2] where he was voted Offensive MVP his senior year.

Professional career[edit]

FitzPatrick played in the National Football League from 1986 to 1989 for the San Diego Chargers and 1990 to 1991 for the Los Angeles Raiders.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  2. ^ Oates, Bob (1985-09-29). "FitzPatrick Says 'Little Things' Beating USC : Tackle Blames Fumbles and Interceptions, Still Believes in Running Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ^ "Chargers Sign FitzPatrick, Reach Terms With James". Los Angeles Times. 1986-07-26. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ^ "James FitzPatrick Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.