George Jugum
American gridiron football player (born 1946)
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George Jugum (born June 5, 1946) was a gridiron football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Washington Huskies from 1966 to 1968. He was selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as a first-team player on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team.[1][2][3] He then played professional football for the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League in 1969 and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1970.[4] He did not play in 1971 and left the club in 1972.[5]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 5, 1946 (age 75) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West (Seattle) |
| College | Washington |
| Career history | |
| 1969 | Seattle Rangers |
| 1970 | BC Lions |
| Awards and highlights | |
In 1974, he was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating and kicking death of a 17-year-old youth in the parking lot of a West Seattle drive-in.[6][7] He was sentenced to 30 years in prison,[8] and released after six and a half years.[9]