Great Jewish college offensive lineman

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabe_Carimi         







Gabe Carimi Wisconsin Badgers — No. 68
Offensive tackle    Senior
Major: Civil engineering
Date of birth: June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13) (age 22)
Place of birth: Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)    Weight: 327 lb (148 kg; 23 st 5 lb)
Career history
 College(s):

    * Wisconsin (2006-present)

Career highlights and awards

    * Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year (2010)
    * First Team All-Big Ten Consensus (2010)
    * Outland Trophy (2010)
    * 2010 All-American 1st Team consensus (AP,SI.com and Sporting News)

Stats at ESPN.com

Gabe Carimi (born June 13, 1988 in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin) is an American football offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers. He is considered one of the best prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft.[1]
Contents
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    * 1 Early years
    * 2 College career
    * 3 References
    * 4 External links

[edit] Early years

Carimi, who is Jewish,[2] attended Monona Grove High School in Monona, Wisconsin. He played both offensive and defensive tackle and was a Parade All-American as a senior.
[edit] College career

After being redshirted as a freshman in 2006, Carimi started all 13 games at left tackle for the Badgers in 2007, replacing Joe Thomas, who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was a second-team Freshman All-American selection by Rivals.com and The Sporting News As a sophomore in 2008, he started all 10 games he played in. As a junior in 2009, he started all 13 games and was a First-team All-Big Ten selection. As a senior in 2010, Carimi won the 2010 Outland Trophy ahead of Rodney Hudson and Nate Solder.[3]
[edit] References

   1. ^ cbssports.com
   2. ^ Waxman, Andrea (October 5, 2007). "Yom Kippur, then football: Carimi fasts and then tackles". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. http://www.jewishchronicle.org/article.php?article_id=6353.
   3. ^ "2010 Outland Trophy Finalists Announced". FWAA. November 22, 2010. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2010/outland101122.html.

[edit] External links

    * Wisconsin Badgers bio

 
Name    Carimi, Gabe
Alternative names    
Short description    American football offensive lineman
Date of birth    June 13, 1988
Place of birth    Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Date of death    
Place of death    
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Categories: 1988 births | Living people | Jewish American sportspeople | People from Dane County, Wisconsin | Players of American football from Wisconsin | American football offensive tackles | Parade High School All-Americans (football) | Wisconsin Badgers football players