1. Jon Daniel Runyan was born on November 27,1973 and is an American athlete and politician who was the US representative for from 2011 to 2015.
30 Facts About Jon Runyan
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Jon Runyan was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season.
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Jon Runyan was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers.
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Jon Runyan played college football for the Michigan Wolverines where he was a 1995 All-Big Ten Conference selection.
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Jon Runyan retired at the end of the 2009 NFL season and launched his campaign for Congress against incumbent freshman Democrat John Adler, winning the general election on November 2,2010.
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On November 6,2013, Jon Runyan announced he would not seek reelection to Congress in 2014.
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Jon Runyan was born in Flint, Michigan where his father was an employee of General Motors.
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Jon Runyan was a two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state shot put champion for Carman-Ainsworth High School.
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Jon Runyan was a 1992 Detroit News second-team All-State basketball center.
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Jon Runyan was recruited by Michigan State men's basketball, though he declined in order to play football.
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Jon Runyan chose to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team where he was an All-Big Ten Conference selection for the 1995 Wolverines.
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Jon Runyan was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers.
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Jon Runyan played with the Houston Oilers in 1996 and became a starter in only the sixth game of his rookie season.
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Jon Runyan was the last active player in the NFL to have played for the Houston Oilers.
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Jon Runyan was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to a six-year, $30 million contract on February 14,2000, as an unrestricted free agent.
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On March 24,2006, the Eagles announced that Jon Runyan had re-signed with the team with a three-year contract.
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Jon Runyan held the remarkable streak for an offensive lineman of having started 190 consecutive regular season games.
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Jon Runyan has started in all 18 playoff games his teams have appeared in during this streak.
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On January 28,2009, Jon Runyan had microfacture surgery on his right knee.
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Jon Runyan was signed by the San Diego Chargers, playing in five games before retiring.
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In November 2009, published reports indicated Jon Runyan was interested in running for Congress.
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On November 24,2009, Jon Runyan announced his congressional bid to challenge one-term Democratic incumbent John Adler for, which included parts of Burlington, Camden and Ocean Counties.
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Jon Runyan lost the Burlington and Camden portions of the district, but carried solidly Republican Ocean County by nearly 20,000 votes, far exceeding his overall winning margin of over 6,000 votes.
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Jon Runyan is the fourth former NFL player to be elected to Congress, after Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, and Heath Shuler.
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Jon Runyan was re-elected, defeating attorney Shelley Adler, the widow of John Adler.
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Jon Runyan announced that he would not seek re-election, after expressing frustration with his fellow Republicans over the government shutdown.
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On November 6,2013, Jon Runyan announced he would not seek reelection in 2014.
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Jon Runyan has three children with his wife, Loretta; they reside in Mt.
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Jon Runyan appeared as a construction worker alongside other Philadelphia Eagles in the Season 4 episode "America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest" of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Jon Runyan is an emeritus board member of the Alzheimer's Association's Delaware Valley Chapter, which represents areas in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.