John Paul Skorupan (born May 17, 1951) is a former American football linebacker. He played eight years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1980. Skorupan was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 1951. He played

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for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1969 to 1972. He was selected as a consensus first-team linebacker on the 1972 All-America team. He was then drafted by the

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in the sixth round (136th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL draft. He played for the Bills from 1973 to 1977 and for the

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from 1978 to 1980. He appeared in a total of 92 NFL games, 60 of them as a starter. He was released by the Giants in August 1981.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skorupan, John 1951 births Living people People from Beaver, Pennsylvania All-American college football players Players of American football from Pennsylvania Buffalo Bills players New York Giants players Penn State Nittany Lions football players American football linebackers