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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|5|17|mf=y}}
 
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|birth_place=[[Beaver, PA]]
 
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|5|17|mf=y}}
|Position=[[Linebacker]]
 
 
| birth_place = [[Beaver, Pennsylvania]]
|College=[[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
 
 
| death_date =
|DraftedYear=1973
 
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|DraftedRound=6
 
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| team =
|DraftedPick=136
 
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|DatabaseFootball=SKORUJOH01
 
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|PFR=SkorJo20
 
 
| position1 = [[Linebacker]]
|NFL=SKO622932
 
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| height_ft =
|years=1973-1977<BR>1978-1980
 
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|teams=[[Buffalo Bills]]<BR>[[New York Giants]]
 
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| college = [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]
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| NFLDraftedYear = 1973
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| NFLDraftedRound = 6
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| NFLDraftedPick = 136
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| NFLDraftedTeam =
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| playing_years1 = 1973–1977
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| playing_team1 = [[Buffalo Bills]]
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| playing_years2 = 1978–1980
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| playing_team2 = [[New York Giants]]
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| NFL = SKO622932
 
| DatabaseFootball = SKORUJOH01
 
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'''John Paul Skorupan''' (born May 17, 1951 in [[Beaver, Pennsylvania]]) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[New York Giants]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]] and was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the sixth round of the [[1973 NFL Draft]]. He is notable for being the last player to play right outside linebacker for the Giants before [[Lawrence Taylor]] took over for the next 13 seasons.
 
'''John Paul Skorupan''' (born May 17, 1951 in [[Beaver, Pennsylvania]]) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[New York Giants]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]] and was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the sixth round of the [[1973 NFL Draft]]. He is notable for being the last player to play right outside linebacker for the Giants before [[Lawrence Taylor]] took over for the next 13 seasons.
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{{1972 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
 
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| NAME = Skorupan, John
 
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
 
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
 
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 17, 1951
 
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Beaver, PA]]
 
| DATE OF DEATH =
 
| PLACE OF DEATH =
 
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[[Category:1951 births]]
 
[[Category:1951 births]]

Latest revision as of 23:48, 28 August 2019

Date of birth: (1951-05-17) May 17, 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth: Beaver, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s): Linebacker
NFL Draft: 1973 / Round: 6 / Pick: 136
Organizations
Playing stats at NFL.com

John Paul Skorupan (born May 17, 1951 in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He is notable for being the last player to play right outside linebacker for the Giants before Lawrence Taylor took over for the next 13 seasons.