Darryl Ashmore
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 1, 1969 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Peoria, Illinois | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Northwestern | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 7 / Pick: 171/384 | ||||||
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Darryl Allan Ashmore (born November 1, 1969 in Peoria, Illinois) 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.[1] 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.