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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 24, 1962 Martin, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Nebraska) | ||||||||
| College: | Wyoming (1982–1984) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 6 / pick: 158 | ||||||||
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Jay McKinley Novacek (born October 24, 1962) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1985–1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1995). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and was selected by the Cardinals in the sixth round of the 1985 NFL draft. Novacek was a five-time Pro Bowler, who was selected to play each year from 1991 through 1995. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.