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Jerry Dean Quick (born December 30, 1963) is a former American football offensive tackle who played one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended college at Kansas, Butler CC, Des Moines Area CC, Iowa State, and Wichita State.

Early life and education

Quick was born on December 30, 1963, in Anthony, Kansas.[1] He attended Chaparral High School in Harper County, where he was a three-time all-state selection.[2] After graduating from high school, Quick committed to the University of Kansas, but found the campus not to his liking and transferred to Butler Community College after one summer at Kansas.[2] He played two seasons at Butler CC, and in the second was named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC).[3] He was recruited to Kansas State, and was described as the "biggest of the K-State recruits."[4]

Quick ended up transferring to Des Moines Area Community College in 1985, with the intention of attending Iowa State later in the year.[5] Quick was listed as number two on the Iowa State depth chart, but decided he did not want to play for them as he and coach Jim Criner did not get along.[5][6]

After learning former Butler CC teammate Rick Remsberg and coach Fayne Henson were at Wichita State, Quick became interested and transferred there.[5] Despite having joined just three weeks before the start of the season, Quick learned the playbook and became Wichita State's top offensive tackle, starting in all 11 games.[2] At the end of the year, he was named second-team all-conference.[2]

After finishing his senior year in 1985, Quick was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) by both Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).[7]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 1986 NFL Draft, Quick was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was placed on the season-ending injured reserve on August 20.[9] In 1987, Quick appeared in one game, a week six win against the Indianapolis Colts.[10] He was waived at the final roster cuts in 1988.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Jerry Quick Stats". Pro Football Archives.
  2. ^ a b c d Shine, Tom (November 21, 1985). "Shocker Quick Took the Slow Route to Wichita State". The Wichita Eagle. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Six Butler Players Are Named All-Juco". The Wichita Eagle. November 24, 1983. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Janssen, Mark (December 14, 1983). "On The Mark: Juco talents a must for Dickey's Xmas". The Manhattan Mercury. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c Scott, Casey (August 22, 1984). "Baxter, Quick Are Big Guys on the Block at WSU". The Wichita Eagle. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Ex-Shocker Questioned in NCAA Probe of Iowa State". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. July 24, 1986. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Shine, Tom (November 26, 1985). "Eight Shockers Get All-MVC Mention". The Wichita Eagle. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers". The Daily News. May 22, 1986. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers". The Sentinel. August 20, 1986. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Jerry Quick Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "Steelers waive two former top picks". The York Dispatch. United Press International. August 30, 1988. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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