Place of birth: Peoria, Illinois Name Darryl Ashmore Games Started: 37 Weight 143 kg | Games Played: 119 Height 2.01 m College: Northwestern Role American football player Positions Tackle | |
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Date of birth: (1969-11-01) November 1, 1969 (age 46) NFL draft: 1992 / Round: 7 / Pick: 171/384 | ||
Education Northwestern University | ||
Darryl Ashmore: Football Tackle
Darryl Allan Ashmore (born November 1, 1969) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northwestern University. He replaced NFL Hall Of Famer Jackie Slater with the St. Louis Rams at right tackle. At Northwestern, after one year of playing offensive line, he garnered All-Big Ten Honors and made the Dean's List academically.
Darryl went on to have an 11-year career in the NFL despite suffering a career-threatening injury during his junior season at Northwestern, where he was a top defensive end in the Big Ten that season and prior. At Peoria High School he was rated one of the top players in the state of Illinois as a senior. He was also named an All-American and received the Scholar Athlete of the Year in the Peoria tri-county area.