Jorge Diaz (American football)
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New York, New York, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | November 15, 1973 New York, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Katy (Katy, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Kilgore College (1992-93) Texas A&M-Kingsville | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||
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Jorge Diaz (born November 15, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Tampa Bay Storm and Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas.
Diaz was born in New York City and raised in Katy, Texas. He attended Katy High School, where he received All-district and All-conference honors at offensive tackle as a senior.
After graduation he moved on to Kilgore Junior College, where he was a two-time All-conference and junior college All-American at offensive tackle. After his sophomore season he transferred to Division II Texas A&M University–Kingsville, where his position coach was future NFL coach Juan Castillo. He became a starter as a junior and was part of an offensive line that included Jermane Mayberry and Kevin Dogins. He earned All-conference honors as a senior.[1]
In 2017, he was inducted into the Kilgore College Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]