Arthur Jimerson
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Arthur L. Jimerson is a former linebacker
for the former Los Angeles Raiders
. He was born May 12, 1968 in Erie, PA, and attended elementary and middle school in Norfolk, VA. He attended Deep Creek high school in Chesapeake, VA where he excelled at football, basketball, and track. He was chosen as the Virginian Pilot Male Athlete of the Year. He attended Norfolk State University on a football scholarship before being drafted the #4 pick of the 8th round in the 1990 NFL draft by the then Los Angeles Raiders.
After a knee injury ended his career he returned to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned a bachelors degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Urban Studies. He is currently Dean of Students at the Durham Nativity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is married and has four children.
Nativity School
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the former Los Angeles Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He was born May 12, 1968 in Erie, PA, and attended elementary and middle school in Norfolk, VA. He attended Deep Creek high school in Chesapeake, VA where he excelled at football, basketball, and track. He was chosen as the Virginian Pilot Male Athlete of the Year. He attended Norfolk State University on a football scholarship before being drafted the #4 pick of the 8th round in the 1990 NFL draft by the then Los Angeles Raiders.
After a knee injury ended his career he returned to Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned a bachelors degree in Economics and a Master's degree in Urban Studies. He is currently Dean of Students at the Durham Nativity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is married and has four children.
Nativity School