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Jon Kolb

 
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Jon Kolb
Date of birth: August 30, 1947 (1947-08-30) (age 61)
Place of birth: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s): Tackle
Jersey №: 55
College: Oklahoma State
NFL Draft: 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 56
Organizations
 As player:
1969-1981 Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Jon Kolb (born August 30, 1947) is a former offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for 13 seasons.

Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Kolb attended Owasso High School, where he earned all-state honors during his senior year. He attended Oklahoma State University where he started at center. While at OSU he was named All-Big Eight in 1967 and 1968 and was selected All-American in 1968. He currently resides in Grove City, Pennsylvania with his wife Deborah and three sons.

National Football League

Kolb was drafted by Pittsburgh out of OSU in 1969, and he played with the Steelers from 1969 to 1981. He started at tackle in 177 games and earned 4 Super Bowl rings. During his playing days, he was widely regarded as one of the strongest men in the NFL and played like the strongest one protecting Terry Bradshaw's blind side in the pass protection and open holes for the running backs Franco Harris, Rocky Bleier, and John Fuqua. He became a strength and conditioning coach with the Steelers after his playing career ended.

Exercise & Training

Jon Kolb runs his own training facility, he is one of the panel members for Health Initiatives [1]He has over 50 video demonstration on Health eTV[2]and Google Videos. One of his most impressive exercise is called the "windshield wiper"[3].


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