Ed Newman

No. 64

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 4, 1951

Place of birth:

Brooklyn, New York

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

Syosset (NY)

College:

Duke

NFL draft:

1973 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156

Career history

Miami Dolphins (1973–1984)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl Champion (VIII)
4× Pro Bowl (1981,1982,1983,1984)
First-team All-Pro (1984)
2× AFC Champion (1973, 1984)

Career NFL statistics

Games Played:	167
Games Started:	113
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Edward Kenneth Newman (born June 4, 1951) is a former Offensive Guard who, from 1973 to 1984, played 12 seasons with the Miami Dolphins.^[1]

Early life

Hailing from Woodbury, New York, Newman enrolled in 1969 at Duke University on an athletic scholarship. He participated in two sports: twice earning All Conference honors in football and twice as a heavyweight wrestler. In 1973, Newman graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. The Miami Dolphins drafted Newman in the sixth round of the 1973 NFL Draft.

Football career

In his football career, the Dolphins went to three Super Bowls: Minnesota Vikings (1973 win), Washington Redskins (1982 loss), and San Francisco 49'ers (1984 loss); and Newman was selected by his peers to the Pro Bowl four times (1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984).^[2]

During his NFL career, Newman spearheaded a community drive for blood donations on behalf of the South Florida Blood Service. This and other charitable efforts resulted in the renaming of Northwest 17th Street (Miami, Florida) to "Ed Newman Street." He continues to support and participate in many charitable events to this date.

Law career

In 1984, while playing pro football by day, Newman enrolled in the night division of the law school at the University of Miami. After graduation in 1987, Newman practiced law as a litigating attorney for seven years. In 1994, Newman was elected County Court Judge in Miami, Florida, and began his first term in January 1995. He presently serves at the Richard E. Gerstein Criminal Justice Building.^[2]

Honors

Newman, who is Jewish,^[1]^[2] has been inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in the Wingate Institute, outside of Netanya, in Israel. He was also inducted into the Duke University Hall of Fame. He was also inducted, alongside a host of othe former Miami Dolphins players, into the St. Thomas University (FL) Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Personal life

Newman married his wife Cathy in 1977. They have two daughters – Stephani and Holly Newman.

Newman serves on the Miami Dolphins Alumni Board of Directors, the University of Miami – School of Law – Alumni Board, and the Board of Transition, Inc.

References

1 2 The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
1 2 3 Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can Teach Us about the Jewish Holidays... and Vice Versa. 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2011.

External links

Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII Champions

1 Garo Yepremian 10 Don Strock 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 29 Tom Smith 34 Ron Sellers 36 Don Nottingham 39 Larry Csonka (MVP) 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 48 Henry Stuckey 49 Charles Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 55 Irv Goode 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 58 Bruce Bannon 59 Doug Swift 62 Jim Langer 64 Ed Newman 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 70 Larry Woods 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 76 Willie Young 77 Doug Crusan 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Bo Rather 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Charlie Wade

Head Coach: Don Shula

Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Bill McPeak Mike Scarry Carl Taseff

Miami Dolphins 1973 NFL draft selections

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