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{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Jim Covert
| image       = CovertwithBears.jpg
| image_size  = 
| alt         = Jimbo Covert during his Bears playing days circa 1980s
| caption     = Covert with the Chicago Bears
| number      = 74
| position    = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Offensive tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|22}}
| birth_place = [[Conway, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lb   = 271
| high_school = [[Freedom Area Senior High School|Freedom]] {{nowrap|([[Freedom, Pennsylvania]])}}
| college     = [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] (1978–1982)
| draftyear   = 1983
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 6
| pastteams   =
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1983|1990}})
| highlights  =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XX|XX]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1985 All-Pro Team|1985]], [[1986 All-Pro Team|1986]])
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1986 Pro Bowl|1985]], [[1987 Pro Bowl|1986]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1983|1983]])
* [[NFL 1980s All-Decade Team]] 
* [[Chicago Bears#Top 100 greatest Bears of all-time|100 greatest Bears of All-Time]]
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1982 College Football All-America Team|1982]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Big East Conference|East]] ([[1981 All-East football team|1981]], [[1982 All-East football team|1982]])
* [[Walter Camp Alumni of the Year]] (1995)
* [[Pittsburgh Panthers football#Retired numbers|Pittsburgh Panthers No. 75]] retired<ref>{{cite web|title=Pitt Football Retired Jerseys|url=https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/general/roster/jimbo-covert/8667|website=PittsburghPanthers.com|language=en|quote=Covert's No. 75 jersey was retired at halftime of the Pitt-Notre Dame game at Heinz Field on Nov. 7, 2015.}}</ref>
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 111
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 110
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3  = 6
| pfr         = CoveJi00
| HOF         = jimbo-covert
| CollegeHOF  = 2124 
}}

'''James Paul''' "'''Jimbo'''" '''Covert''' (born March 22, 1960) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was an [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for eight seasons with the [[Chicago Bears]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh Panthers]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors. He was selected in the first round of the [[1983 NFL draft]].

==Early life==

Covert was born in [[Conway, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Alfano|first=Peter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/27/sports/the-tug-of-war-between-athletics-and-academics.html|title=The Tug-of-war Between Athletics and Academics|date=March 27, 1983|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|pages=1–2|access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref>  He excelled in both football and wrestling at Freedom Area High School in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]], west of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032403aaa.html|title=Pittsburgh's Jimbo Covert to Enter College Football Hall of Fame|date=March 24, 2003|publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh]]|quote=At Freedom High, Covert was a three-year letterman in both football and wrestling. In football, he was first team all-state and All-WPIAL. He pinned all but one of his wrestling opponents as a senior.|access-date=September 7, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In football, Covert led the 1977 Freedom Bulldogs, with an undefeated 11–0 record, to the Midwestern Athletic Conference (MAC) Championship as a senior.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Ed Jr.|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19771029&id=Wg4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3toFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1218,5888794&hl=ja|title=Injuries Keep Freedom from Celebrating|date=October 29, 1977|newspaper=[[The Beaver County Times]]|via=[[Google News]]|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> Although the Bulldogs eventually lost to Laurel High School in the second round of the [[Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League|Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL)]] playoffs, Covert earned [[UPI]] First-team All-State honors and became a highly recruited player.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); No by-line-->|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19771223&id=2lgvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1NoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4672,5118325&hl=ja|title=The best: Freedom's Covert on UPI All-State|date=December 23, 1977|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|via=Google News|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>

==College career==
[[File:JimboCovert Pitt 1980.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Covert, who wore #75 at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]], during the 1980 college season]]
Covert arrived as a freshman at Pitt in 1978. He began his collegiate career on the defensive line and played in every game as a freshman, especially in goal-line or short-yardage situations. A shoulder injury sidelined him for the 1979 season and he was redshirted. At the urging of offensive line coach Joe Moore, he switched to offensive tackle in the spring of 1980. It was a decision that would lead Covert to both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/20030325covert0325p5.asp|title=After All-American career, Covert named to College Hall of Fame|website=old.post-gazette.com|access-date=2019-08-22|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071922/http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/20030325covert0325p5.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Covert was a starter on Pitt's offensive front his final three seasons, surrendering just three sacks during that span. As a consensus All-American his senior year, he did not give up a single sack. "Jimbo is so good, it's like watching a clinic film," Moore said. "After a play, I'm never surprised to turn and see Jimbo and his man 10 or 15 yards downfield."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1982/09/01/638015/1-pittsburgh|title=1 PITTSBURGH|last=Clark|first=N. Brooks|newspaper=Sports Illustrated Vault &#124; Si.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>

Pitt went 31-5 during Covert's three years as a starter, finishing in the nation's Top 10 each season. The 1980 and 1981 teams each went 11-1 and finished as high as No. 2 in the national polls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pittsburghpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8667|title=Jimbo Covert - General|website=Pitt Panthers #H2P|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>  In 1980, Covert played for an elite Pitt team that included future NFL stars [[Russ Grimm]] and [[Mark May]] as teammates on the offensive line, along with future Hall of Fame quarterback [[Dan Marino]].  "There were games when my uniform never got dirty," recalled Marino. "There were games when I never hit the ground. That's incredible."<ref name="o366">{{cite web | title=Panthers' Grimm and Jackson Elected to Pro Hall of Fame | website=Pitt Panthers Athletics| date=2010-08-07 | url=https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2010/8/7/Panthers_Grimm_and_Jackson_Elected_to_Pro_Hall_of_Fame.aspx | access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref>

His junior year, Covert was named a first-team All-American by Football News and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} As a senior, he earned consensus status by being named an All-American by no fewer than six different national selectors.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Following his final Pitt season, he played in the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl all-star games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/|title=Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>

Covert would ultimately be named to the University of Pittsburgh's All-Time Football Team and he was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2124|title=Jimbo Covert (2003) - Hall of Fame|website=National Football Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> His #75 jersey was retired by Pitt in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2015/11/07/Jimbo-Covert-honored-with-jersey-retirement/stories/201511070134|title=Jimbo Covert honored with jersey retirement|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>

==Professional career==
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 11 - Jim McMahon (Jimbo Covert crop).jpg|thumb|right|Covert playing for the Bears in [[Super Bowl XX]]]]
Covert was chosen in the first round of the [[1983 NFL draft]] with the sixth overall pick by the Chicago Bears and head coach [[Mike Ditka]], himself a former Pitt All-American from Western Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimbo Covert Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CoveJi00.htm |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=6 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pittsburghpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8669|title=Mike Ditka - General|website=Pitt Panthers #H2P|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> "Jimbo's the guy we wanted. From Day 1, we put him at left tackle and moved on," Ditka said. "You don't get too many people who come along who can make that impact. He had the respect of all his teammates and all his coaches."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-former-chicago-bears-mike-ditka-jimbo-covert-pittsburgh-20151107-story.html|title=Former Bears Mike Ditka, Jimbo Covert reunited|last=Skrbina|first=Paul|website=chicagotribune.com|date=November 7, 2015 |access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> He became the starter at the left tackle position and was named to the UPI's 1983 NFL All-Rookie team.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carnicelli|first=Joe|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/19/Dickerson-Warner-Marino-head-All-Rookie-team/9198440658000/|title=Dickerson, Warner, Marino head All-Rookie team|date=December 19, 1983|agency=[[UPI]]|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>

Although the Bears were 22nd in total offense in 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1982/#team_stats|title=1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Team Offense|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> the team steadily improved with Covert as a starter over the next few season peaking at second in the league in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/#team_stats|title=1985 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Team Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> In addition, the team went from 18th in rushing in 1982<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1982/#rushing|title=1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> to lead the league for four consecutive seasons from 1983 to 1986.<ref name="BearsRush83-86" /> The Bears also finished second in rushing twice, 1989 and 1990,<ref name="BearsRush89-90" /> and third once, 1988,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/#rushing|title=1988 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> during Covert's career.

In Covert's second year in the league, he was elected by his teammates to be one of the Bears' captains.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wesley|first=Tim|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19840930&id=AaYvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=19oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5312,5040462&hl=ja|title=Jim Covert leads by example|date=September 30, 1984|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|access-date=September 14, 2015|via=Google News}}</ref> That year, he was named All-Pro by Sports Illustrated and was ranked by many as one of the best tackles in professional football. In Covert's third year, he was named consensus All-Pro, made first-team All-NFL, was selected to the Pro Bowl, and was named 1985 [[NFLPA|National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)]] [[National Football Conference|NFC]] Offensive Lineman of the Year. The 1985 Chicago Bears also won [[Super Bowl XX]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-01-27 |title=Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-27-mn-540-story.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

During Covert's career, he was named to an All-Pro team three straight years (1985–1987), a first- or second-team All-NFC selection four times (1985–1987, 1990), and a first- or second-team All-NFL selection three times. Covert was a consensus All-NFL and All-Pro pick in 1985 and 1986. He was selected to two Pro Bowls, in 1985 and 1986. In 1985 he was selected as the NFC's offensive lineman of the year and in 1986 he was selected as the Miller Lite NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesonline.com/article/20160422/sports/304229953|first=Andrew|last=Chiappazzi|title=No. 15: Jimbo Covert was the best lineman on one of the NFL's greatest teams|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref>

{{Quote box||width=25em|text=Covert was better than all of those guys in the NFC at the time — way better. It's not close. He was one of the best in my 30 years in football. Other guys had to have help against Taylor.|author=[[Bill Parcells]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Pompei |first=Dan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/73747/2017/07/07/pompei-jim-coverts-case-for-the-hall-of-fame/ |title=Pompei: Jim Covert |work=The Athletic |date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230110213555/https://theathletic.com/73747/2017/07/07/pompei-jim-coverts-case-for-the-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=January 10, 2023 }}</ref>}}
The Bears and [[New York Giants]] were perennial Super Bowl contenders in the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] during the 1980s. Three times Covert squared off against the Giants and their Hall of Fame pass rusher [[Lawrence Taylor]], and all three times Covert held Taylor without a sack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/73747/2017/07/07/pompei-jim-coverts-case-for-the-hall-of-fame/|title=Pompei: Jim Covert's case for the Hall of Fame|website=The Athletic|first=Dan|last=Pompei|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>

In 1990, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors selected Covert to the [[National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team|NFL All-Decade Team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/history/legends/1980s|title=1980s All-Decade Team|publisher=National Football League|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> With Covert on the team, the Bears won six NFL Central Division titles and played in three NFC Championship games, along with the Super Bowl win.

Covert's last season was 1990. In 1991, he was placed on injured reserve for the entire season following back surgery, and he retired from the NFL in March 1992.<ref name="OD94">{{cite news|last=O'Donnell|first=Jim|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/01/16/jim-covert-still-standing-tall/|title=Jim Covert Still Standing Tall: His Football Career Ended Prematurely By Injury, The Ex-bear Star Is Tackling New Challenges These Days|date=January 16, 1994|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>{{rp|2}}

==Other media==
In 1986, Covert appeared in a 20-man [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] at [[WrestleMania 2]] along with other NFL stars.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/results | title=Full WrestleMania 2 results}}</ref>

==Life after football==

Covert's career after retiring from the NFL has been focused on healthcare sales, marketing, and acquisition initiatives.

His healthcare career began at [[Baxter International]] in their Physical Therapy Division, where he served as Director of Sales and Development. In November 1992, Baxter spun out the alternate site business called Caremark into an independent publicly traded company, and Covert served as Vice President of Development for Caremark Physical Therapy from 1992 to 1995. Covert expanded Caremark's Physical Therapy presence from 50 to 127 sites in 14 states increasing revenue to more than $120 million.

Caremark Physical Therapy was acquired by [[HealthSouth Corporation]] in 1995. Covert was Senior Vice President of Development for Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation from 1995 to 1998. In that position, he was responsible for the merger and acquisition effort as well as all sales and marketing-related initiatives. Covert led the growth effort for the Physical Therapy Division as they rapidly grew from 20 to more than 200 sites in a 16-month time frame. Horizon/CMS was ultimately sold to HealthSouth in February 1997.

In 2000, Covert started Keystone Strategies, LLC, a healthcare consulting group focused on assisting emerging healthcare companies with their sales and marketing strategies.  In June 2004, Covert joined the turnaround team at [[HealthSouth Corporation]] at its corporate headquarters in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. As Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Development, Covert had responsibility for all sales, marketing, public relations, sports sponsorship, sports medicine, and acquisition initiatives for the outpatient therapy division.  HealthSouth's Outpatient Division was acquired by [[Select Medical Corporation]] in April 2007.

In May 2007, Covert was named president and chief executive officer of The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, one of the nation's foremost non-profit organizations specializing in transfusion medicine and related services, and the leader in transfusion medicine in both the Pittsburgh and Chicago regions. Its two blood centers, Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh and LifeSource in Chicago, provide nearly a million units of lifesaving blood products annually. ITxM Diagnostics is a leading source of therapeutic and coagulation reference testing services while ITxM Clinical Services focuses on the pre-transfusion testing and delivery of vital blood products to patients. In 2018, Central Blood Bank and LifeSource were both renamed to Vitalant.

Covert was inducted into the [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/covert1996.htm|title=Hall of Fame class of 1996: Jim Covert Football ∙ Conway|publisher= Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2003,<ref>{{cite news|last=Bires|first=Mike|url=http://www.timesonline.com/covert-selected-to-join-college-football-hall/article_926a5cbb-8524-51ab-94e5-daed8b3e78d1.html|title=Covert Selected to Join College Football Hall|date=March 25, 2003|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> the [[National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niashf.org/inductees/jim-covert/|title=Jim Covert|publisher=[[National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 7, 2015|date=November 8, 2012|archive-date=December 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218213208/http://www.niashf.org/inductees/jim-covert/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League]] Hall of Fame in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050609aaa.html|title=All-Time Pitt Great Jim Covert enters WPIAL Hall of Fame: Before his Pitt and NFL career, Covert starred at Freedom High in the WPIAL.|date=May 6, 2009|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=May 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510011547/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050609aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pashof.org/2012-inductees.asp|title=2012 Inductees: Covert, 'Jimbo' James P.|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 7, 2015|date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827061913/http://www.pashof.org/2012-inductees.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had been nominated for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] on numerous occasions.<ref name="NFLHOF" /> On January 15, 2020, Covert was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class of 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Grant Gordon|title=Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class revealed |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pro-football-hall-of-fame-centennial-class-revealed-0ap3000001096785|website=[[NFL]].com |date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Covert's wife Penny is a former cheerleader for the University of Pittsburgh.<ref name="OD94" />{{rp|1}} The couple have three children.<ref name="OD94" />{{rp|3}}

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|American football|size=tiny|short=Football}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="BearsRush83-86">Sources showing that the Chicago Bears led the NFL in [[Rush (gridiron football)#Offense|rushing]] from 1983-1986 are as follows:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/#rushing|title=1983 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/#rushing|title=1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/#rushing|title=1985 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/#rushing|title=1986 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro-Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="BearsRush89-90">Sources showing that the Chicago Bears finished second in the NFL in rushing in 1989 and 1990 are as follows:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/#rushing|title=1989 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/#rushing|title=1990 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="NFLHOF">Sources for [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] nominations include the following:
*{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/story/2008/10/28/2914/ |title=Class of 2009 Preliminary Nominees - by Position |date=October 28, 2008 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/story/2009/9/19/2010-preliminary-nominees---by-position/ |title=2010 Preliminary Nominees - by Position |date=September 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/story/2010/9/13/2011-preliminary-nominees-by-position/ |title=2011 Preliminary Nominees - by Position |date=September 13, 2010 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/story/2011/9/28/modern-era-nominees-for-the-class-of-2012/ |title=Modern-Era Nominees for the Class of 2012 |date=September 28, 2011 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite web|last=Mayer |first=Larry |url=http://blog.chicagobears.com/2012/09/27/ex-bears-among-hall-of-fame-nominees/ |title=Ex-Bears among Hall of Fame nominees |date=September 27, 2012 |website=Official Website of [[Chicago Bears]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111140941/http://blog.chicagobears.com/2012/09/27/ex-bears-among-hall-of-fame-nominees/ |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2013/9/12/2014-modern-era-nominees/ |title=2014 Modern-Era nominees |date=September 12, 2013 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082303/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2013/9/12/2014-modern-era-nominees/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}
*{{cite web|last=Gantt |first=Darin |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/16/preliminary-hall-of-fame-ballot-announced/ |title=Preliminary 2015 Hall of Fame ballot announced |date=September 16, 2014 |website=[[NBC Sports]] |access-date=September 7, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXIOI9r_jsc Jimbo Covert Pitt Hall of Fame tribute video]
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