Josh Taves Explained

Position:	Defensive end
Number:	99, 91
Birth Date:	1972 5, mf=yes
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	7
Weight Lb:	280
Undraftedyear:	1995
College:	Northeastern
Teams:	Detroit Lions (1995) Jacksonville Jaguars (1996)* New England Patriots (1997) Miami Dolphins (1998)* Barcelona Dragons (1998) Oakland Raiders (2000–2001) Carolina Panthers (2002)
Statlabel1:	Tackles
Statvalue1:	10
Statlabel2:	Sacks
Statvalue2:	4.0
Statlabel3:	Interceptions
Statvalue3:	1
Birth Place:	Watsonville, California

Josh Heinrich Taves (a.k.a. Josh Heinrich; born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is a former professional American football player.^[1]

Biography

Taves is Jewish.^[2] He grew up in Truro, MA, played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team.^{[3] [4]}

He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons.^[4]

In the National Football League, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers.^[1]

See also

• List of select Jewish football players

Notes and References

1. Book: The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars . 2007 . 9781561719075 . January 12, 2011. Horvitz . Peter S. . SP Books .
2. Book: Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Goldman, D.J.. 2006. Kar-Ben Pub.. 9781580131834. 51. September 10, 2015.
3. Web site: There'a No Place To Hide Taves Has Too Much Of Everything To Be Lost in Nfl Shuffle . https://archive.today/20120714030503/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/66758767.html?dids=66758767:66758767&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+13,+2001&author=Nick+Cafardo,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=THERE'S+NO+PLACE+TO+HIDE+TAVES+HAS+TOO+MUCH+OF+EVERYTHING+TO+BE+LOST+IN+NFL+SHUFFLE&pqatl=google . dead . July 14, 2012 . Boston Globe . January 13, 2001 . January 12, 2011.
4. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4DA77FAD173F7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "NFL EUROPE'S TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO SIGN WITH DOLPHINS"