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{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
|name=Brian Jozwiak▼
▲{{Infobox NFL playerbiography
|image=
▲| name = Brian Jozwiak
|position=[[Offensive lineman]]
| number = 73
| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]] <br> [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
|death_date=
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
|weight_lbs weight_lb = 304
| high_school = [[Catonsville High School|Catonsville (MD)]]▼
|draftyear=1986▼
| college = [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]▼
|draftround=1▼
▲| draftyear = 1986
|draftpick=7▼
▲| draftround = 1
▲|high_school = [[Catonsville High School|Catonsville (MD)]]
▲| draftpick = 7
▲|college=[[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| pastteams =
|teams=
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|1986}}–{{NFL Year|1988}})
| highlights =
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1986|1986]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1985 College Football All-America Team|1985]])
|statlabel1=Games played▼
* Second-team All-American ([[1984 College Football All-America Team|1984]])
|statvalue1=28▼
* 2× First-team All-[[Big East Conference|East]] ([[1984 All-East football team|1984]], [[1985 All-East football team|1985]])
|statlabel2=Games [[Starting lineup|started]]▼
▲| statlabel1 = Games played
|statvalue2=3▼
▲| statvalue1 = 28
|statlabel3=
▲| statlabel2 = Games [[Starting lineup|started]]
|statvalue3=
▲| statvalue2 = 3
|nfl=JOZ415291
| pfr = JozwBr20
|pfr=
}}
 
'''Brian Joseph Jozwiak''' (born June 20, 1963) is aan American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was an [[offensive lineman]] whofor playedthe [[collegeKansas footballCity Chiefs]] atof the [[WestNational VirginiaFootball UniversityLeague]] before(NFL). playingHe played [[professionalcollege sports|professionallyfootball]] for the [[KansasWest CityVirginia Chiefs]]Mountaineers infootball|West theVirginia [[National Football LeagueMountaineers]].
 
==Early yearslife==
Jozwiak was born in [[Catonsville, Maryland]]. He began his football career as a [[defensive tackle]] in the [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] area. Jozwiak earned honorable-mention all-metro player honors while playing for [[Catonsville High School]].
 
==College career==
When enrolling at the [[West Virginia University]], [[West Virginia Mountaineers|Mountaineers']] [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Don Nehlen]] moved Jozwiak from defensive tackle to offensive lineman. Jozwiak not only led the way for West Virginia ballcarriers, but [[Blocking (American football)|blocked]] for Mountaineer [[quarterback]] [[Jeff Hostetler]]. In 1985, Jozwiak was named a consensus [[All-American]], the sixth Mountaineer ever such honored at that time. He was also named a second -team All-American by the [[Associated Press]] in 1983.
 
==Professional career==
Jozwiak was selected in the first round, 7thseventh overall of the [[1986 NFL Draftdraft]] by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played three proprofessional seasons before suffering a career-ending hip injury.
 
==Post football==
As of 2015, Jowziak is residing in North Port, Florida and is a HOPE & PE teacher at [[North Port High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/northporthigh/teacher-directory.aspx?id=42693 |title=ArchivedNorth copyPort High - Sarasota County Schools |access-date=2015-11-November 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070406/http://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/northporthigh/teacher-directory.aspx?id=42693 |archive-date=December 8, 2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]]
[[Category:People from Catonsville, Maryland]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Baltimore County, Maryland]]
[[Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players]]
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