John Earle | |
Position: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1968 |
Birth Place: | Keyport, New Jersey, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 250 |
College: | Western Illinois |
Draftyear: | 1992 |
Draftround: | 11 |
Draftpick: | 283 |
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John Earle (born April 1, 1968) is a former American football player. Earle played for two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Baltimore Stallions as a guard and center. He was drafted in the 11th round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[1]
Raised in Keyport, New Jersey, Earle graduated from Keyport High School in 1987.[2]
In 1997, Earle turned down a contract to go to the Washington Redskins. After playing five years of professional football, Earle began working with youth with "Team Impact" and Sportsworld. As a member of Sportsworld, Earle speaks in high schools all around the country. Earle also serves as an assistant football coach of the West Prairie/LaHarpe Cyclones.
In 2008, moved to Gainesville, Texas, to become a local student minister at the First Baptist Church.[3]
On December 1, 2010, Earle began working as a youth minister in Colleyville, Texas at First Baptist Church Colleyville.