Jeff Hartings
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St. Henry, Ohio, U.S.
 Hartings on the USS Buffalo (SSN-715) before the 2005 Pro Bowl | |||||||||
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| Positions | Center, guard | ||||||||
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| Born | September 7, 1972 St. Henry, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Henry | ||||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Jeffrey Alan Hartings (born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a center for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning All-American honors. A first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1996 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship team in 2005, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He is currently the head football coach at Worthington Christian High School.[1]
Hartings was born in St. Henry, Ohio. He attended St. Henry High School, and was a letterwinner in football as a two-way starter and in track and field. In football, he was a two-time all-conference selection, helped lead his team to the state championship as a senior, and compiled 23 sacks and 200 tackles. After his senior season, he participated in the Ohio North-South Game.[2]
Career
College career
Hartings attended Penn State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1992 to 1995. He was a first-team All-American in 1994 and 1995, garnering consensus first-team honors in 1995. He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing in 1995 and was twice honored as an Academic All-American.[3][4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.15 s | 1.75 s | 2.95 s | 4.30 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) | 26 reps |
Hartings was selected in the first round with the 23rd overall pick of the 1996 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, where he played from 1996 to 2000.[5] He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent in 2001, where he moved from right guard to center. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2004 and 2005. Hartings retired following the 2006 season, citing recurring knee problems.[6][7]
Coaching career
In April 2017, Hartings was named the head football coach at Worthington Christian High School.[8]
