Jason Brian Odom was born on March 31,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for four seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s.
12 Facts About Jason Odom
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Jason Odom played professionally for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jason Odom accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was an offensive lineman for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1992 to 1995.
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Jason Odom was a four-year starter, a senior team captain in 1995, a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 1994 and 1995, and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1995.
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Jason Odom was the recipient of the SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy, recognizing the best blocker in the SEC, in 1994 and 1995.
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Jason Odom graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 1996.
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Jason Odom was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2010.
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Jason Odom was chosen in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Jason Odom played offensive tackle for the Buccaneers for four seasons from 1996 to 1999.
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Jason Odom started forty-one of the forty-six Buccaneers games in which he played.
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Jason Odom was placed on injured reserve on August 27,2000, ending his career.
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Jason Odom has served as a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy in Tampa, Florida since 2008.