Gordon Jolley
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Gordon Harold Jolley is a former professional American football
player who played in 7 NFL
seasons from 1971-1977 for the Detroit Lions
and the Seattle Seahawks
. He was an inaugural member of the Seattle Seahawks. He was also a prep All-America his senior year (1967) in basketball at Granite High in South Salt Lake, Utah
.
Jolley's youngest son, Doug Jolley
, played five seasons in the NFL.
Gordon Jolley currently teaches Math at Dixie State College of Utah where he was previously the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive line coach for the football team for 21 years. He was also head coach of the baseball team for 10 years. His baseball teams won the Region 19 championship four years and played in the Junior College World Series twice, in 1989 and 1995.
In 2008, Jolley was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
Gordon Jolley is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has served as a member of a stake High Council.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played in 7 NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
seasons from 1971-1977 for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
and the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
. He was an inaugural member of the Seattle Seahawks. He was also a prep All-America his senior year (1967) in basketball at Granite High in South Salt Lake, Utah
South Salt Lake, Utah
South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census.-History:...
.
Jolley's youngest son, Doug Jolley
Doug Jolley
Doug Jolley is a former American football tight end in the National Football League.-Life:Jolley attended Brigham Young University, where he was a first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2001. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and was a starter on...
, played five seasons in the NFL.
Gordon Jolley currently teaches Math at Dixie State College of Utah where he was previously the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive line coach for the football team for 21 years. He was also head coach of the baseball team for 10 years. His baseball teams won the Region 19 championship four years and played in the Junior College World Series twice, in 1989 and 1995.
In 2008, Jolley was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
Gordon Jolley is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has served as a member of a stake High Council.