Proverb Jacobs Explained

Birth Date:25 May 1935
Birth Place:Marksville, Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Oakland, California, U.S.
Number:67, 73, 75, 77
Position1:Offensive tackle
Defensive tackle
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:258
Highschool:Oakland Tech (CA)
College:California
Modesto
Nfldraftedyear:1958
Nfldraftedround:2
Nfldraftedpick:17
Playing Years1:1958
Playing Team1:Philadelphia Eagles
Playing Years2:1960
Playing Team2:New York Giants
Playing Years3:1961–1962
Playing Team3:New York Titans (AFL)
Playing Years4:1963–1964
Playing Team4:Oakland Raiders (AFL)
Nfl:JAC758352
Databasefootball:JACOBPRO01

Proverb Gabriel Jacobs, Jr. (May 25, 1935 – April 18, 2016) was an American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Titans and the Oakland Raiders. Jacobs played college football at Modesto Junior College and the University of California. He was drafted in the second round of the 1958 NFL draft. Jacobs self-published his memoir, Autobiography of an Unknown Football Player, in 2014.[1] He died in 2016 at the age of 80.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Book of Proverb: In a New Autobiography, the 'Last of the Biblical Tackles' Tells All. December 10, 2014. Cal Alumni Association.
  2. Web site: Proverb Jacobs dies — ex-Raiders lineman and Laney coach. Jenna. Lyons. April 23, 2016. SFGate.