Larry Turner (American football)

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Larry Turner
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Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 42)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school: Huber Heights (OH) Wayne
College: Eastern Kentucky
NFL draft: 2004  / Round: 7 / Pick: 238
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Larry Edward Turner, Jr (born March 8, 1982) is an American former center for the St. Louis Rams and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Eastern Kentucky University, before being drafted by the Rams.

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Early life

Turner attended Wayne High School (Huber Heights, Ohio) and won three varsity letters in football, and one in wrestling. In football, as a senior, he won All-League honors, All-Area honors, and was an All-Southwest District honoree. Turner graduated from Wayne High School in 2000.

Professional career

At his pro day at Eastern Kentucky, Turner ran a 5.23 40-yard dash and measured 6-1¼ and 295 pounds.

Turner was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. [1] He played for the Rams for three seasons, playing in 14 games as a rookie, making one start. [2]

Coaching career

After he was released by the Rams, he coached offensive line for the Springboro (Ohio) High School Panthers from 2007-2009. [3] For the 2011 season he was a graduate assistant football coach at Eastern Kentucky University. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Larry Turner Stats".
  3. 1 2 "EKU Colonels - 2011 Football Coaching Staff". EKUSports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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