Jim Mabry
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Jim Mabry is an American
football
player. He played on both offensive line and defensive line at Briarcrest Christian School
in Memphis, Tennessee
, from 1981-1985. He then attended the University of Arkansas
and was an offensive lineman from 1985-1989. Following his senior season at Arkansas he was named a consensus All-American and appeared on the national Bob Hope
Christmas
special.
Mabry lettered with the Razorbacks from 1986 to 1989. Mabry earned All-Southwest Conference honors in 1988 and 1989 in addition to his All-America Honors in 1989. Mabry anchored an offensive line that won back to back Southwest Conference titles and Cotton Bowl Classic appearances and helped the Hogs average 453 yards per game in offense. Mabry is also a member of the 1980s Razorback all-decade team.
Following his playing career, Mabry had his jersey retired (#56) at Briarcrest; he also served as the honorary captain for the Arkansas-Auburn football game on October 15, 2005. He now resides in Little Rock, Arkansas
.
United States
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football
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...
player. He played on both offensive line and defensive line at Briarcrest Christian School
Briarcrest Christian School
Briarcrest Christian School is an independent coeducational college preparatory school with two campuses in Shelby County, Tennessee, in Memphis and Eads ....
in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, from 1981-1985. He then attended the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
and was an offensive lineman from 1985-1989. Following his senior season at Arkansas he was named a consensus All-American and appeared on the national Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
Christmas
Christmas
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special.
Mabry lettered with the Razorbacks from 1986 to 1989. Mabry earned All-Southwest Conference honors in 1988 and 1989 in addition to his All-America Honors in 1989. Mabry anchored an offensive line that won back to back Southwest Conference titles and Cotton Bowl Classic appearances and helped the Hogs average 453 yards per game in offense. Mabry is also a member of the 1980s Razorback all-decade team.
Following his playing career, Mabry had his jersey retired (#56) at Briarcrest; he also served as the honorary captain for the Arkansas-Auburn football game on October 15, 2005. He now resides in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
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