Jeffrey Clayton Kiewel (born September 27, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 27, 1960 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sabino (Tucson) |
| College: | Arizona |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Kiewel played scholastically at Sabino High School.[1] He stayed in his hometown to play college football at the University of Arizona.[2] As a junior, he was named second-team All-Pac-10 by the coaches.[3] His senior year he was selected to the first-team, [4] as well as earning second-team All-American honors from Gannett News Service.[5]
Kiewel was selected by the Arizona Wranglers in the USFL's territorial draft and chose to sign with them. As such, he was not chosen in the NFL draft that year. He started 15 of 16 games his rookie season. In 1984, Kiewel injured his knee during the exhibition season and spent the year on the Wranglers' developmental team.[6]
Kiewel signed with the Atlanta Falcons for the 1985 season, starting nine games. He missed the 1986 entirely, on the injured reserve list, after blowing out his knee in training camp. He returned for the 1987 season and was active for all 12 non-strike games, with no starts. He retired after the 1987 season.[7]
Kiewel later found work in commercial insurance.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jeff Kiewel Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jeff Kiewel, G". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "USC's Allen best player in Pac-10". Eugene Register-Guard. December 2, 1981. p. 2C.
- ^ "Pac-10 names all-league team". Ellensburg Daily Record. November 30, 1982. p. 10.
- ^ Joel Buchsbaum (November 25, 1982). "Gannett's 1982 college football all-stars". Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal. p. 51. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jeff Kiewel Pro Football Stats". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Falcons' change of heart gives new life to Kiewel". The Atlanta Journal. September 8, 1987. p. 75. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ Petruska, Dave (August 28, 1990). "Ex-Sabino, UA tackle throws blocks for business". Tucson Citizen. p. 23. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
