Ernie Janet | |
Number: | 59, 64, 63 |
Position: | Offensive Guard |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1949 |
Birth Place: | Renton, Washington, U.S. |
High School: | Burien (WA) Glacier |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 250 |
College: | Washington |
Draftyear: | 1971 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 37 |
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Pfr: | JaneEr20 |
Ernest Jay Janet (born July 22, 1949) is a former American football player, a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
Born in Renton, Washington, Janet attended Glacier High School in Burien, and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens.[1] [2] On the Husky offensive line, he played alongside center Bruce Jarvis; in their senior season in 1970, the Huskies improved to 6–4 with sophomore Sonny Sixkiller at quarterback.[1] [3]
Janet was selected in the second round of the 1971 NFL draft (37th overall) by the San Francisco 49ers. He later played three seasons with the Chicago Bears then split the 1975 season between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.