Jon Kolb (born August 30, 1947) is a former offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for 13 seasons.
[edit] High school and Oklahoma State
Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Kolb attended Owasso High School, where he earned all-state honors during his senior year. He attended Oklahoma State University where he started at center. While at OSU he was named All-Big Eight in 1967 and 1968 and was selected All-American in 1968. He currently resides in Grove City, Pennsylvania with his wife Deborah. They have three sons. Jon served as the defensive coordinator for Grove City College for six seasons.
[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers
Kolb was drafted by Pittsburgh out of OSU in 1969, and played with the Steelers from 1969 to 1981. Kolb did not start in any game during his first two years, but became the starting left offensive tackle in 1971, replacing Mike Haggerty, for all 14 games, remaining in that position until 1981, his final year, though in the final two years he shared time with Ted Petersen (1980) and Ray Pinney (1981). He played next to left guard Sam Davis (football player) from 1971 to 1979, Davis' final year. Overall, Kolb started at offensive tackle in 177 games and earned 4 Super Bowl rings, during the 1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979 seasons.
During his playing days, Kolb was widely regarded as one of the strongest men in the NFL and played like the strongest one, protecting Terry Bradshaw's blind side from his left offensive tackle position on pass plays and opening holes for running backs Franco Harris, Rocky Bleier, and John Fuqua. After his playing career ended, he became a strength and conditioning coach with the Steelers.
[edit] Exercise & Training
Jon Kolb runs his own training facility, and he is one of the panel members for Health Initiatives [1] He has over 50 video demonstration on Health eTV[2] and Google Videos. One of his most impressive exercise is called the "windshield wiper"[3].
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