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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Conway, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 22, 1960||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Freedom (Freedom, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
College: | Pittsburgh (1978–1982) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||
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James Paul "Jimbo" Covert (born March 22, 1960) is an American former football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft.
Covert's No. 75 jersey was retired at halftime of the Pitt-Notre Dame game at Heinz Field on Nov. 7, 2015.