Eugene Chung
Eugene Yon Chung (born June 14, 1969) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League from 1992 to 1997. He is an American Football coach.
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| Born: | June 14, 1969 Prince George's County, Maryland | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Vienna (VA) Oakton | ||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||
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The New England Patriots drafted Chung in the first round with the 13th overall selection out of Virginia Tech in the 1992 NFL draft. He played three seasons with New England. Chung was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. He played one season with the Jaguars and one with the Indianapolis Colts before retiring.
Chung was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]
Chung was the assistant offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015 under head coach Andy Reid, after serving three seasons with him in Philadelphia Eagles in the same capacity. Chung was re-hired by the Eagles on January 20, 2016, by new head coach Doug Pederson, who was Chung's offensive coordinator with the Chiefs.[2] As a coach, Chung won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles when they defeated the New England Patriots 41-33.[3]
Chung is of Korean descent, and became only the third person of Asian descent to ever play professional American football when he was drafted.[4] Chung's son, Kyle, followed in his footsteps and is currently an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame". Va. Tech. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Berman, Zach (January 21, 2016). "Eagles retain seven coaches, add seven new ones". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/sports/football/back-for-a-sixth-year-kyle-chung-slides-inside-to/article_35eb4d22-2f8d-11e8-bc0e-1b8c0560a313.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/04/15/for-chung-nfl-dream-has-special-glow/dcc945a1-da2f-40ba-b059-32e02648f2cd/
- ^ https://hokiesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8814
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