Randall Kevin "Randy" Sidler (born February 4, 1956 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River. In 1900, the population of Bloomsburg stood at 6,170; in 1910, 7,413; in 1940, 9,799, and in 1990, 12,439. The population was 14,855 at the 2010 census...

) is a former professional American 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. Sidler was selected by the New York Jets

New York Jets

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 in the 5th round of the 1978 NFL Draft

1978 NFL Draft

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 but never played an NFL game. He left the Jets training camp and took a break from football. The Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 then traded for him, but he did not represent them either.

He was named All-America

All-America

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 in 1977

1977 in sports

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 after amassing 65 tackle

Tackle (football move)

Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....

s and four sack

Quarterback sack

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s during his career as a nose guard at Penn State

Pennsylvania State University

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.

Sidler is a graduate Danville High School

Danville High School (Pennsylvania)

Danville High School is located in Danville, Pennsylvania off of route I-80. The school is in the top 20 high schools in Pennsylvania and 1090th in the U.S.. The principal of the school is Craig Burger and the assistant principal is Charles Smargiassi. The high school can be reached at 275-3268...

 in Danville, Pennsylvania

Danville, Pennsylvania

Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...

where his football jersey has been retired.