Dan Jiggetts
Encyclopedia
Dan Jiggetts is a retired American football
offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears
in the 1976 NFL Draft
, and starred on the Westhampton Beach High School
football team, The Hurricanes.
first undisputed Ivy League
Championship in 1975. Considered one of the finest lineman in the history of the League, he was named to the Ivy's Silver Anniversary All-Star Team and was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Hall of Fame. As an All-American player at Harvard University
, Jiggetts was drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft
by the Chicago Bears
.
to 1982
, while holding an off-season position at the First National Bank of Chicago. During his NFL
career, he played in 98 games.
for CSN Chicago
and was the co-host of a daily morning show on the station. He has also worked for CBS
and ESPN
and hosted a highly rated radio show on WSCR
in Chicago. In September 2010, he returned to WFLD-TV to anchor sports on Fridays and Saturdays.
He also hosts the show Chicago Huddle where him and two others are in Chili's
discussing the upcoming Chicago Bears game since the show is on a Sunday.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
Early life
Jiggets grew up in Quogue, New YorkQuogue, New York
Quogue is an incorporated village in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 1,018.-Geography:Quogue is located at ....
, and starred on the Westhampton Beach High School
Westhampton Beach High School
Westhampton Beach High School is a public four-year high school for grades 9-12 in Westhampton Beach, New York, which is located at the southeastern end of Suffolk county on Long Island.-Notable alumni:*Kate French, Actress...
football team, The Hurricanes.
Collegiate playing career
A two-time first team All-Ivy offensive tackle, Jiggetts captained Harvard'sHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
first undisputed Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
Championship in 1975. Considered one of the finest lineman in the history of the League, he was named to the Ivy's Silver Anniversary All-Star Team and was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Hall of Fame. As an All-American player at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Jiggetts was drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
by the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
NFL playing career
He played for the Bears from 19761976 NFL season
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
to 1982
1982 NFL season
The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. A 57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule...
, while holding an off-season position at the First National Bank of Chicago. During his NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
career, he played in 98 games.
Sportscasting career
Jiggetts was a co-host on "Monsters in the Morning" on CBS 2 Chicago in 2010. He is also a sportscasterSportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
for CSN Chicago
CSN Chicago
Comcast SportsNet Chicago is a member of the Comcast SportsNet network of regional sports networks that covers local sports teams in the Chicago area.-Background:CSN Chicago is jointly owned by NBCUniversal , the family of J...
and was the co-host of a daily morning show on the station. He has also worked for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and hosted a highly rated radio show on WSCR
WSCR
WSCR is a sports radio station in the Chicago, Illinois radio market. The station is owned by CBS Radio and transmits on 670 kHz on the AM dial. Its transmitter is located just off Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, which is a western suburb of Chicago. It is known as "The Score," and has been on...
in Chicago. In September 2010, he returned to WFLD-TV to anchor sports on Fridays and Saturdays.
He also hosts the show Chicago Huddle where him and two others are in Chili's
Chili's
Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...
discussing the upcoming Chicago Bears game since the show is on a Sunday.