Verlon Biggs
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| Height: | 6'4" |
| Weight: | 265 lbs |
| Age: | 65 |
| Years With Jets: | 1965-70 |
| College: | Jackson State |
PRO: Finished up the '69 season with some of the best football of his career ... dumped the passer three times single handedly at Houston as the Jets set a club record of 9 dumps in a game ... suffered a contused knee midway through the year and sat out the Boston and Houston games at Shea, but came on strong afterwards ... got to the quarterback 12 times, tied with Philbin for second on the team ... has a habit of making the big play such as dropping Oakland's Daryle Lamonica on a fourth and ten situation late in the AFL Championship game in '68 ... or causing Tom Matte's fumble in the Super Bowl ... reported to camp in top shape, having licked his weight problem which plagued him in previous years ... has been named to the AFL all-star squad three times ... was Most Valuable Defensive Player in the '66 Star game as he ran back an interception 50 yards for a score and made eight tackles ... was a third-round draft selection in 1965.
PERSONAL: Single owns the "Kickoff" restaurant in Jackson, Miss worked in the off-season as a Census Bureau Director ... possibly the strongest player on the team ...
Hometown: Moss Point, Miss.
From 1970 Jets yearbook
