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{{Short description|American football player (born 1941)}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1941)}}
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* [[List of Super Bowl Champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl V|V]])
* [[NFL champion]] ([[1968 NFL Championship Game|1968]])
* [[NFL champion]] ([[1968 NFL Championship Game|1968]])
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* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1965]], [[1971 Pro Bowl|1970]], [[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]])
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'''Jerry Don Logan''' (born August 27, 1941) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Safety (football position)|safety]] for 10 seasons with the [[Baltimore Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was a member of the Colts' team that won [[Super Bowl V]].
'''Jerry Don Logan''' (born August 27, 1941) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Safety (football position)|safety]] for 10 seasons with the [[Baltimore Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was a member of the Colts' team that won [[Super Bowl V]].


==Early years==
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== College career ==
Jerry Logan was born on August 27, 1941, in [[Graham, Texas]]. Logan attended [[Graham High School (Texas)|Graham High School]], where he played football and [[basketball]]. On the football team, Logan was a two-way star as a [[quarterback]] on offense and [[defensive back]] on defense.<ref name="AGN">{{cite news |last1=Beilue |first1=Jon Mark |title=An all-time great comes home |url=https://www.amarillo.com/story/special/2019/10/07/beilue-logan-helped-open-buffalo-stadium-a-tremendous-honor/2589643007/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Coming out of high school, Logan did not receive scholarship offers for football. Through a mutual connection with head coach [[Frank Kimbrough (American football)|Frank Kimbrough]] of [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|West Texas State]] (now West Texas A&M), Logan earned a tryout with the team.<ref name="AGN"></ref>
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Logan played for [[West Texas A&M University|West Texas A&M]] (then known as West Texas State) during his college football career. Logan played on both sides of the ball, playing as a halfback on offense and a safety on defense. Not only that, but he also kicked [[Conversion (gridiron football)|extra points]] after touchdowns. During his senior season in 1962, Logan led the [[NCAA]] in scoring with 110 points.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27088430 |title=The 1993 Information Please sports almanac |date=1992 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |others=Mike Meserole |isbn=0-395-63768-6 |location=Boston |oclc=27088430}}</ref> Logan scored 13 touchdowns and kicked 32 extra points during the year. His performance led West Texas State to a 9-2 record and an appearance in the [[1962 Sun Bowl]] against [[Ohio University|Ohio]]. In that game, Logan would score a touchdown and intercept a pass, going on to win the Sun Bowl [[Most valuable player|MVP]] as West Texas State defeated Ohio by the score of 15-14.


== NFL career ==
==College career==
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Logan played for West Texas State from 1959-1962, starting on the varsity team as a freshman.<ref name="AGN"></ref> Logan played in all facets of the game, as a halfback on offense,a safety on defense, kicked [[Conversion (gridiron football)|extra points]], and returned kickoffs. During his senior season in 1962, Logan led the [[NCAA]] in scoring with 110 points.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27088430 |title=The 1993 Information Please sports almanac |date=1992 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |others=Mike Meserole |isbn=0-395-63768-6 |location=Boston |oclc=27088430}}</ref> Logan scored 13 touchdowns and kicked 32 extra points during the year. His performance led West Texas State to a 9-2 record and an appearance in the [[1962 Sun Bowl]] against [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]]. In that game, Logan would score a touchdown and intercept a pass, going on to win the Sun Bowl [[Most valuable player|MVP]] as West Texas State defeated Ohio by the score of 15-14.<ref name="CN">{{cite news |last1=Ritter |first1=Tim |title=Heart OF THE BUFFS: Playing for WT helped shape Logan's life, NFL career |url=https://www.canyonnews.com/heart-of-the-buffs-playing-for-wt-helped-shape-logans-life-nfl-career/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |work=Canyon News |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>

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==Professional career==
Logan was selected in both the [[1963 NFL Draft]] (by the [[Baltimore Colts]] in the 4th round) and the [[1963 American Football League draft|1963 AFL Draft]] (by the [[Oakland Raiders]] in the 9th round).<ref name="pro-football-reference.com">{{Cite web |title=Jerry Logan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LogaJe00.htm |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He chose to sign with the NFL, and by the end of his rookie season was the starting left safety for the Colts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Indianapolis Colts |url=http://archive.org/details/colts-1971-media-guide-baltimore |title=Colts 1971 Media Guide (Baltimore) |year=1971 |pages=56}}</ref> In his second season, Logan [[Interception|intercepted]] six passes and was named 2nd team [[All-Pro|NFL All-Pro]] by [[United Press International|UPI]].<ref name="pro-football-reference.com"/> In 1967, Logan returned a [[Punt (gridiron football)|punt]] for a 43 yard touchdown against the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Logan Career Touchdown Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LogaJe00.htm |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In both 1965 and 1970, Logan returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns in each year and would be named to the Pro Bowl after each year, as well as the 1971 season.
Logan was selected in both the [[1963 NFL Draft]] (by the [[Baltimore Colts]] in the 4th round) and the [[1963 American Football League draft|1963 AFL Draft]] (by the [[Oakland Raiders]] in the 9th round).<ref name="pro-football-reference.com">{{Cite web |title=Jerry Logan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LogaJe00.htm |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He chose to sign with the NFL, and by the end of his rookie season was the starting left safety for the Colts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Indianapolis Colts |url=http://archive.org/details/colts-1971-media-guide-baltimore |title=Colts 1971 Media Guide (Baltimore) |year=1971 |pages=56}}</ref> In his second season, Logan [[Interception|intercepted]] six passes and was named 2nd team [[All-Pro|NFL All-Pro]] by [[United Press International|UPI]].<ref name="pro-football-reference.com"/> In 1967, Logan returned a [[Punt (gridiron football)|punt]] for a 43 yard touchdown against the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Logan Career Touchdown Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LogaJe00.htm |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In both 1965 and 1970, Logan returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns in each year and would be named to the Pro Bowl after each year, as well as the 1971 season.


Revision as of 18:50, 22 April 2024

Jerry Logan
No. 20
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1941-08-27) August 27, 1941 (age 83)
Graham, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Graham (TX)
College:West Texas State (1959-1962)
NFL draft:1963 / round: 4 / pick: 47
AFL draft:1963 / round: 9 / pick: 65
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:140
Interceptions:34
Interception return yards:397
Touchdowns:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jerry Don Logan (born August 27, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 10 seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Colts' team that won Super Bowl V.

Early years

Jerry Logan was born on August 27, 1941, in Graham, Texas. Logan attended Graham High School, where he played football and basketball. On the football team, Logan was a two-way star as a quarterback on offense and defensive back on defense.[1] Coming out of high school, Logan did not receive scholarship offers for football. Through a mutual connection with head coach Frank Kimbrough of West Texas State (now West Texas A&M), Logan earned a tryout with the team.[1]

College career

Logan played for West Texas State from 1959-1962, starting on the varsity team as a freshman.[1] Logan played in all facets of the game, as a halfback on offense,a safety on defense, kicked extra points, and returned kickoffs. During his senior season in 1962, Logan led the NCAA in scoring with 110 points.[2] Logan scored 13 touchdowns and kicked 32 extra points during the year. His performance led West Texas State to a 9-2 record and an appearance in the 1962 Sun Bowl against Ohio. In that game, Logan would score a touchdown and intercept a pass, going on to win the Sun Bowl MVP as West Texas State defeated Ohio by the score of 15-14.[3]

Professional career

Logan was selected in both the 1963 NFL Draft (by the Baltimore Colts in the 4th round) and the 1963 AFL Draft (by the Oakland Raiders in the 9th round).[4] He chose to sign with the NFL, and by the end of his rookie season was the starting left safety for the Colts.[5] In his second season, Logan intercepted six passes and was named 2nd team NFL All-Pro by UPI.[4] In 1967, Logan returned a punt for a 43 yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions.[6] In both 1965 and 1970, Logan returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns in each year and would be named to the Pro Bowl after each year, as well as the 1971 season.

Logan played in two Super Bowls with the Colts, and clinched the win in Super Bowl V by intercepting a Craig Morton pass on the final play of the game.[5] After the 1972 season, Logan was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, but retired before training camp the next season.[7] For his career, Logan intercepted 34 passes, and had five interception returns for touchdowns, which remains a Colts franchise record to this day.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Beilue, Jon Mark (October 7, 2019). "An all-time great comes home". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ The 1993 Information Please sports almanac. Mike Meserole. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1992. ISBN 0-395-63768-6. OCLC 27088430.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Ritter, Tim (September 13, 2019). "Heart OF THE BUFFS: Playing for WT helped shape Logan's life, NFL career". Canyon News. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jerry Logan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ^ a b Indianapolis Colts (1971). Colts 1971 Media Guide (Baltimore). p. 56.
  6. ^ "Jerry Logan Career Touchdown Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. ^ "The Wild Beaver River Country", Beaver River Country, Syracuse University Press, pp. 9–19, 2022-07-03, retrieved 2023-02-26
  8. ^ "Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Career Defense Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.


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