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Jack Dolbin

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Jack Dolbin
No. 82
Date of birth(1948-10-12)October 12, 1948
Place of birthPottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of deathAugust 1, 2019(2019-08-01) (aged 70)
Place of deathAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
US collegeWake Forest
Career history
As player
Pottstown Firebirds (ACFL)
1971Schuylkill County Coal Crackers (SFL)
1974Chicago Fire (WFL)
1975–1979Denver Broncos
Career stats

John Tice Dolbin Jr.[1] (October 12, 1948 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.[2] He started for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII and played in 62 consecutive games for the Broncos during his five-season tenure with the team.[3] He is considered one of the most successful players that surged from the World Football League. Before his WFL career he played on sandlots for the semi-pro Pottstown Firebirds of the Atlantic Coast Football League and Schuylkill County Coal Crackers of the Seaboard Football League.

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Dolbin Jr., former Broncos wide receiver, dead at 70". August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "John Dolbin Jr. Obituary (1948 - 2019) Reading Eagle".
  3. ^ "Pottsville mourns legend: Dolbin, Broncos wide receiver, chiropractor has passed away".