Jay Saldi
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White Plains, New York, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 8, 1954 White Plains, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | White Plains | ||||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1976: undrafted | ||||||||
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John Jay Saldi, IV (born October 8, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Saldi attended White Plains Senior High School, where he was an All-American linebacker, while also playing tight end in the offense. He practiced basketball and baseball as additional sports.
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of South Carolina, where he played as an undersized (205 pounds) defensive end as a true freshman, before suffering a leg injury.
The following year, he was moved to tight end and eventually became a starter as a junior.[1] He was a part of a 56–20 win against Clemson University in 1975.
He was injured playing against Louisiana State University and missed the last 5 games of his senior season.[2] He finished his college career with only 15 receptions.