Jeffrey Mark Toews (born November 4, 1957) is a former
NFL
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offensive tackle
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* Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative
* Offensive (military), an attack
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and
guard
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Professional occupations
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* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
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* Prison ...
who played seven seasons with the
Miami Dolphins
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. In college, Toews played for the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
and was named to the
1977 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team
The 1977 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-8 Conference teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
* Guy Benjami ...
,
1978 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team, and
1978 College Football All-America Team
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. He was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the
1979 NFL Draft
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. He is the younger brother of former
Pittsburgh Steelers
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linebacker
Loren Toews
Loren James Toews (born November 3, 1951) is a retired NFL football player.
Toews graduated from Del Mar High School in San Jose, California and later University of California, Berkeley where he received his degree in biological sciences. In ...
.
1957 births
Living people
American football offensive tackles
Washington Huskies football players
Miami Dolphins players
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