Garth Jax grew up in Houston where he attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and helped his team win the 4-A state title in three of his four years.
11 Facts About Garth Jax
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Garth Jax received All-state honors at linebacker as a senior.
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Garth Jax accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University.
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Garth Jax became a starter at outside linebacker in the last game of his freshman year against West Virginia University.
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Garth Jax was limited to a part-time role as a sophomore because of an illness.
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Garth Jax was selected in the eleventh round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Garth Jax emerged as one of the special teams leaders.
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Garth Jax may be best known amongst Cardinals fans for tackling a drunk fan who ran onto the field at Sun Devil Stadium in 1994.
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Garth Jax left the Cardinals organization to help start the Sunrise Bank.
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Garth Jax was the vice president of public relations at Cayenne Entertainment.
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Garth Jax's son, Griffin, was a standout pitcher at the United States Air Force Academy and was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins.