Arthur Jimerson (born May 12, 1968, in
Erie, Pennsylvania
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) is a former
linebacker
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for the former
Los Angeles Raiders
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of the
National Football League
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. He attended elementary and middle school in
Norfolk, Virginia. He attended
Deep Creek High School in
Chesapeake, Virginia where he played
high school football
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,
basketball
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, and
track. He was chosen as the Virginian Pilot Male Athlete of the Year. He attended
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...
on a football scholarship before being drafted the #4 pick of the 8th round in the
1990 NFL Draft
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by the then Los Angeles Raiders.
After a knee injury ended his career he returned to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in Urban Studies. He is currently dean of students at Durham Nativity School in
Durham, North Carolina.
He is remarried now and has four children from a previous marriage.
He currently resides in Butner, North Carolina
References
Los Angeles Raiders players
Living people
Norfolk State Spartans football players
1968 births
American football linebackers
Players of American football from Erie, Pennsylvania
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