Justin Hartwig
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Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | November 21, 1978 Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) | ||||||
| College | Kansas | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 6th round, 187th overall pick | ||||||
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Justin Hartwig (born November 21, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft. Hartwig also played for the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers, he won Super Bowl XLIII, beating the Arizona Cardinals.
Hartwig earned All-Conference and second-team All-State honors as a senior offensive tackle at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.[1] He earned honorable mention All-Conference after leading his high school basketball team in rebounding. In track and field, he won the conference discus title in two consecutive years.
College career
Hartwig played college football at the University of Kansas, where he was a three-year starter at right tackle who appeared in 38 games with 34 starts. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a junior and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior captain. He was a communication studies major.
