Jeff Christy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Jeff Christy
No. 62     
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: February 3, 1969 (1969-02-03) (age 43)
Place of birth: Freeport, Pennsylvania
Career information
College: Pittsburgh
NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 4 / Pick: 21
(By the Phoenix Cardinals)
Debuted in 1993
Last played in 2002
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Games played     148
Games started     139
Fumble recoveries     1
Stats at NFL.com

Jeffrey Allen Christy (born February 3, 1969) was an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He now helps coach for the Freeport Senior High School football team.

[edit] Early life

Christy was a starter during all four of his years at the Freeport Senior High School, playing as a fullback, linebacker, kicker and punter. During this time, he rushed for 2,842 total yards, made 340 career tackles, and scored 337 points. He also set nine school records, including the most points in a season (208, which was also a state record) and career, most touchdowns in a season (26) and career (45), and most field goals in a season (6).

Christy attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he received all-Big East first-team honors as a senior.

On September 21, 2007, the Freeport Senior High School retired Jeff Christy's number, 40. It was the first ever number retirement in the school's history.


Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export