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| Born: | May 25, 1935 Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Died: | April 18, 2016 (aged 80) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| College | California Modesto |
| High school | Oakland Tech (CA) |
| NFL draft | 1958, Round: 2, Pick: 17 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1960 | New York Giants |
| 1961–1962 | New York Titans (AFL) |
| 1963–1964 | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| Career stats | |
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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]
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- ^ "The Book of Proverb: In a New Autobiography, the 'Last of the Biblical Tackles' Tells All". Cal Alumni Association. December 10, 2014.
- ^ Lyons, Jenna (April 23, 2016). "Proverb Jacobs dies — ex-Raiders lineman and Laney coach". SFGate.
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