Garin Lee Veris (born February 27, 1963 in

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) is a former

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in the

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, mainly for the

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. Veris graduated from Chillicothe High School, where he starred in

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(playing offense and

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) and

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in 1981. Veris also starred in track and field, winning the OHSAA Class AAA shot put and discus throw titles in 1980,then repeating in each event as champion in 1981. After high school, Veris went on to Stanford University where he had an outstanding performance which culminated in his induction into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame. Veris was on the Stanford football team during the 1982 game against

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where Cal won the game on a final play known as The Play. He was taken in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. During his rookie season, he recorded 14 sacks—including four in the playoffs—and started in

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, where his team lost to the Chicago Bears. He finished his career in 1992 with the San Francisco 49ers and later was named to the Patriots' All-1980s team. Since March 5, 2013, Veris has worked as the director of external business development & marketing for

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Athletics. He was athletic director at

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from November 2015 until March 2018. Veris served as the athletic director and at-risk coordinator at his alma mater Chillicothe High School in

in 2011–2012. He previously served as the AD at

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in 2009–2010.

In popular culture

Veris was featured in the ''

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" as the character

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is trying to unsuccessfully use to tackle

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with in the game ''

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''. Veris was listed as a teammate of

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in the game for the 49ers in a somewhat

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move, as Lott was playing for the

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by the time Veris was playing for the 49ers and Jackson was out of the NFL due to his devastating hip injury two years before.

References

External links

Garin Veris player cardGarin Veris New England Patriots Biography
*http://www.ccsd.us/ 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Chillicothe, Ohio American football defensive ends Stanford Cardinal football players New England Patriots players San Francisco 49ers players {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub