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Jerry Sturm
Jerry Gordon Sturm (December 31, 1936 – June 17, 2020) was an American professional gridiron football player. After entering college on a basketball scholarship, he joined the college football team at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1958), and Calgary Stampeders (1959–1960), the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos (1961–1966), and in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (1967–1970), Houston Oilers (1971), and Philadelphia Eagles (1972). He was an American Football League All-Star in 1964 and 1966.
In 1971, he was offered a bribe of $10,000 to intentionally cause his team to lose a game, at a time when he only made $30,000 annually. Instead of taking the bribe, he informed the FBI and worked with them against the parties conspiring to fix the game.
Sturm was born on December 31, 1936, in English, Indiana. When Sturm was 15, in 1952, his family moved from Richmond, Indiana to Terre Haute, Indiana, just before he started high school. He attended Gerstmeyer Technical High School, in Terre Haute. As a sophomore (1952–53), he was a backup center on the school's basketball team, that lost in the Indiana state high school basketball championship game, 42–41 (though Sturm did not play in that game). As a junior (1953–54), he starred as a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 200 lb. (90.7 kg) center and helped Gerstmeyer reach the Indiana high school basketball tournament final four for a second consecutive year. Gerstmeyer lost, 60–48. Sturm was called for a number of personal fouls in the first half and did not play in the second half of Gerstmeyer's final four loss to eventual tournament champion Milan High School.
The 1954-55 basketball team was placed on a one-year probation in February 1955. During a late January game, Gerstmeyer coach Howard Sharpe engaged in a dispute with two game officials over which opponent should be taking foul shots. One official pushed an incensed Sharpe off the court twice, conduct for which the official was later censured (both officials also being censured for not calling technical fouls on Sharpe). Sharpe was said to have incited the Gerstmeyer fans against the officials. Sturm told the officials he would "beat them up if he caught them on the street", later apologizing for that statement made during the heat of the incident.
As a sophomore, Sturm played offensive and defensive end on Gerstmeyer's football team, under coach Ben Blair. He later played fullback, weighing 220 lb. by the beginning of his senior year in September 1954. By the end of his senior year (December 1954), Sturm was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 237 lb. (107.5). His nickname was Ferdinand. He played on the baseball team as a power hitting and good fielding first baseman, and was also on the track team. Sturm was also a Golden Gloves heavyweight boxer as a teenager.
Sturm attended the University of Illinois on a basketball and baseball scholarship. However, as a freshman, he became a tackle on the school's freshman football team. He was injured during the football team's spring practice season his junior year. It has been reported that he was never eligible to play varsity football at Illinois.
He began his professional football career in the Canadian Football League. In 1958, he played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), and in 1959 and 1960, he played for the Calgary Stampeders of the WIFU. He played offensive tackle in Saskatchewan and Calgary, as well as center in Calgary. In 1960, he was the center for future NFL quarterback Joe Kapp. He was named as an "import" player, not being a Canadian citizen.
Sturm chose to leave the Stampeders in early July 1961 and the team refused to allow him to rejoin the club. He was among a number of Stampeders who quit the team under new coach Bobby Dobbs's training camp regime. This also was at a time when the one-year old American Football League (AFL) began competing with the CFL for players. The AFL's Denver Broncos signed Sturm in early July 1961.
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Jerry Sturm
Jerry Gordon Sturm (December 31, 1936 – June 17, 2020) was an American professional gridiron football player. After entering college on a basketball scholarship, he joined the college football team at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1958), and Calgary Stampeders (1959–1960), the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos (1961–1966), and in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (1967–1970), Houston Oilers (1971), and Philadelphia Eagles (1972). He was an American Football League All-Star in 1964 and 1966.
In 1971, he was offered a bribe of $10,000 to intentionally cause his team to lose a game, at a time when he only made $30,000 annually. Instead of taking the bribe, he informed the FBI and worked with them against the parties conspiring to fix the game.
Sturm was born on December 31, 1936, in English, Indiana. When Sturm was 15, in 1952, his family moved from Richmond, Indiana to Terre Haute, Indiana, just before he started high school. He attended Gerstmeyer Technical High School, in Terre Haute. As a sophomore (1952–53), he was a backup center on the school's basketball team, that lost in the Indiana state high school basketball championship game, 42–41 (though Sturm did not play in that game). As a junior (1953–54), he starred as a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 200 lb. (90.7 kg) center and helped Gerstmeyer reach the Indiana high school basketball tournament final four for a second consecutive year. Gerstmeyer lost, 60–48. Sturm was called for a number of personal fouls in the first half and did not play in the second half of Gerstmeyer's final four loss to eventual tournament champion Milan High School.
The 1954-55 basketball team was placed on a one-year probation in February 1955. During a late January game, Gerstmeyer coach Howard Sharpe engaged in a dispute with two game officials over which opponent should be taking foul shots. One official pushed an incensed Sharpe off the court twice, conduct for which the official was later censured (both officials also being censured for not calling technical fouls on Sharpe). Sharpe was said to have incited the Gerstmeyer fans against the officials. Sturm told the officials he would "beat them up if he caught them on the street", later apologizing for that statement made during the heat of the incident.
As a sophomore, Sturm played offensive and defensive end on Gerstmeyer's football team, under coach Ben Blair. He later played fullback, weighing 220 lb. by the beginning of his senior year in September 1954. By the end of his senior year (December 1954), Sturm was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 237 lb. (107.5). His nickname was Ferdinand. He played on the baseball team as a power hitting and good fielding first baseman, and was also on the track team. Sturm was also a Golden Gloves heavyweight boxer as a teenager.
Sturm attended the University of Illinois on a basketball and baseball scholarship. However, as a freshman, he became a tackle on the school's freshman football team. He was injured during the football team's spring practice season his junior year. It has been reported that he was never eligible to play varsity football at Illinois.
He began his professional football career in the Canadian Football League. In 1958, he played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), and in 1959 and 1960, he played for the Calgary Stampeders of the WIFU. He played offensive tackle in Saskatchewan and Calgary, as well as center in Calgary. In 1960, he was the center for future NFL quarterback Joe Kapp. He was named as an "import" player, not being a Canadian citizen.
Sturm chose to leave the Stampeders in early July 1961 and the team refused to allow him to rejoin the club. He was among a number of Stampeders who quit the team under new coach Bobby Dobbs's training camp regime. This also was at a time when the one-year old American Football League (AFL) began competing with the CFL for players. The AFL's Denver Broncos signed Sturm in early July 1961.