Garry Wilbert Cobb was born on March 16,1957 and is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles.
23 Facts About Garry Cobb
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Garry Cobb played college football at the University of Southern California.
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Garry Cobb is currently a Philadelphia Eagles analyst for Fox affiliate WTXF-TV and 94.1 WIP.
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Garry Cobb often tells amusing stories on the radio about how it was while his father and mother raised him and the other kids and growing up together with his siblings in North Carolina and Connecticut.
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Garry Cobb accepted a football scholarship from the University of Southern California to play for the USC Trojans football team.
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Garry Cobb played on two Rose Bowl championship teams and one National Championship team.
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Garry Cobb played as an outside linebacker in his first three years.
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Garry Cobb was moved to defensive end as a senior and earned honorable-mention All-Pac-10 in 1978.
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Garry Cobb graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology.
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Garry Cobb practiced baseball as a center fielder for two years.
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Garry Cobb was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round of the 1979 NFL draft.
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Garry Cobb played mainly on the special teams units during his first two years, until becoming a full-time starter at strongside linebacker in 1981, while recording 121 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2.5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries.
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Garry Cobb was a three-time defensive captain and helped the Lions reach the playoffs in 1982 and 1983.
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Garry Cobb was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after playing against the Atlanta Falcons in week five, he registered 9 tackles, 4 sacks, a pass defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in a shutout win.
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Garry Cobb held the franchise single game sack record, until Clyde Simmons surpassed it with a 4.5 sack effort in 1991.
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Garry Cobb was a teammate of quarterback Randall Cunningham and played in one of coach Buddy Ryan's most dominant defensive units which included Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner and Hall of Famer Reggie White.
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Garry Cobb started 14 games at weakside linebacker, tallying 104 tackles, one fumble recovery and tied with Danny Noonan for the team lead with 7.5 sacks.
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In July 2007, Garry Cobb began writing Eagles columns for The Bulletin, a daily newspaper in Philadelphia.
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Garry Cobb is the principal operator of a Philadelphia Eagles news and rumors website known as GGarry Cobb.
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In 2014, Garry Cobb ran for the Republican nomination for New Jersey's 1st congressional district.
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Garry Cobb was initially recruited to potentially run in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district instead, which meant if he won, he could succeed another Republican and former Eagle, Jon Runyan, who was not running for re-election to the House.
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Garry Cobb is known for his interest in urban youth and was honored in 2002 by then-President George W Bush for his work as a mentor to troubled youngsters.
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Garry Cobb is the author of a book entitled Don't Be Clueless: 7 Keys to Life in the Real World, which is targeted to the challenges of urban youth.