Edward Kenneth Newman (born June 4, 1951) is a former

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, played 167 games over 12 seasons with the

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. He is now a judge in Florida.

Early life

Newman was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Syosset, New York, and Woodbury, New York, and is

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word to describe the process, saying: "You gotta suck it up from the '' kishkes''." He played high school football and wrestled for

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in the late 1960s.

College career in football and wrestling

He enrolled in 1969 at Duke University on an athletic scholarship. He participated for Duke in two sports: twice earning All Conference honors in football as an offensive lineman and defensive lineman, and twice as a heavyweight wrestler winning the ACC heavyweight championship. He was a Football All-American in 1971, and a Football All-ACC in 1971 and 1972.Edward K. Newman - Duke University Blue Devils , Official Athletics Site - GoDuke.com
/ref> In 1973, Newman graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.

Football career

The Miami Dolphins drafted Newman in the sixth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. In his football career, the Dolphins went to three Super Bowls: Minnesota Vikings (1973 win), Washington Redskins (1982 loss), and San Francisco 49ers (1984 loss); and Newman was a three-time All Pro and was selected by his peers to the Pro Bowl four times (1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984). He did not play the 1985 season with his third serious knee injury, after having overcome

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earlier in his career. A knee injury in his 13th season with the Dolphins in 1985 ended his career. During his pro career, he worked as an assistant coach of the

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wrestling team in the off-season. During his NFL career, Newman spearheaded a community drive for blood donations on behalf of the South Florida Blood Service. This and other charitable efforts resulted in the renaming of Northwest 17th Street (Miami, Florida) to "Ed Newman Street."

Honors

Newman was inducted into the Duke Athletic Hall of Fame, the

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, and the

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in the Wingate Institute, outside of Netanya, in Israel. He was also inducted, alongside a host of other former Miami Dolphins players, into the St. Thomas University (FL) Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He was inducted into the Dolphins Walk of Fame in 2014.Still teammates: Former Dolphins Tony Nathan and Ed Newman a force in court , Miami Herald
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Law career

In 1984, while playing pro football by day, Newman enrolled in the night division of the

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.Three years out of the NFL, he's about to graduate from law school - The Washington Post
/ref> After graduating in 1987, Newman practiced law as a litigation attorney for seven years. In 1994, Newman was elected County Court Judge in Miami, Florida, and began his first term in January 1995. He presently serves at the Richard E. Gerstein Criminal Justice Building alongside his bailiff and former Dolphins teammate Tony Nathan.

Personal life

Newman married his wife Cathy in 1977. They have two daughters, Stephani and Holly Newman. Newman serves on the

Alumni Board of Directors, the

alumni board, and the Board of Transition, Inc.

References

External links

Ed Newman for Judge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Ed 1951 births Living people Miami Dolphins players American Conference Pro Bowl players Duke Blue Devils football players Jewish American sportspeople People from Syosset, New York Players of American football from New York (state) Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York American football offensive guards People from Woodbury, Nassau County, New York Syosset High School alumni University of Miami School of Law alumni 21st-century American Jews