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| Position: | Running back Return specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 15, 1958 Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | John Burroughs (Burbank, California) |
| College: | UCLA |
| NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 12 / pick: 328 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jairo Alonso Penaranda (born June 15, 1958) is a Colombian former American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Oakland Invaders and Memphis Showboats. Penaranda played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was selected in the 12th round of the 1981 NFL draft. He is distinguished as being the first Colombian to play in the NFL.
Jairo additionally coached football- first as a graduate assistant with Southern Cal Trojans helping with special teams and linebackers. He then followed John Robinson and returned to LA to work with the Rams; as an assistant before being promoted to special teams coordinator.