Bobby Jurasin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bobby Jurasin

Player of American and Canadian football

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1964

Place of Birth: Wakefield, Michigan, United States

Profession: American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Bobby Jurasin

  • Robert Jurasin (born August 26, 1964) is a former defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1986–1997 and the Toronto Argonauts in 1998.
  • He was a CFL All-Star in 1987, 1988, 1992 and 1997.
  • He was a part of the Roughriders 1989 Grey Cup winning team.
  • He also won the Molson Cup Most Popular Player in 1987 and 1997.[1] Jurasin is the Roughriders all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 142. Jurasin also played in the Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers.
  • A neck injury in the AFL forced Jurasin into retirement.
  • After retiring as a player, he was a Defensive Line and Strength Conditioning coach at Northern Michigan University for six years and has been a guest coach at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He was honoured by being inducted in the Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame in 1998 and the U.P.
  • Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] Jurasin was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[3] In addition to his playing accomplishments, one of Jurasin's enduring legacies is the red and black Rising Sun bandana he always wore under his helmet.
  • A green and white version of the bandana became a popular CFL merchandise item, sold to Roughriders fans long after Jurasin's departure from the team, and even to the present day.

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