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PROFILE
The Difference Maker
NFL Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden makes aces
and a positive difference in his post-football life
STORY BY BRIAN HURLBURT, FOLLOW @LVGOLFINSIDER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EXCEED PHOTOGRAPHY AND PLAY GOLF DESIGNS INC.
D on’t think for a minute that the
six-foot, nine-inch mountain of ball and threw the shot put for the Bruins, history of the sport. His professional career
a man and NFL Hall of Famer earning major accolades for his prowess in was highlighted by a Super Bowl title in
Jonathan Ogden isn’t an athlete. both endeavors. 2001 and capped off with his induction into
the Hall of Fame in 2013.
He won the Outland Trophy as the These days Ogden stalks golf courses like
Sometimes the perception of men nation’s top offensive lineman and was a
built like J.O. is that they were merely fortunate consensus All-American during his UCLA he used to roam football fields. His solid
to be born with the correct genes. For sure, size football career. Off the football field, Ogden game proves, yet again, his athletic skill. The
and stature matter, but there’s much more that heaved the shot put for the track and field big guy plays to a more-than-respectable
goes into becoming a living legend. team and won the 1996 NCAA indoor title handicap of seven and has a career-best
When it comes to Ogden, a resident of in his “second” sport. He was elected to the round of 72. He also has recorded two aces,
Henderson, his athletic skills and work UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. both at Anthem Country Club, his home
ethic are what allowed him to become one In 1996, he was selected by the Balti- course. Of playing golf at six-foot, nine-
of the greatest offensive linemen in NFL more Ravens as the fourth-overall player in inches tall, Ogden, a gentle giant, says simply,
history and a first-ballot hall of famer. A the NFL draft. He went on to earn all-pro “The club has a lot further to travel.” He
little known fact is that Ogden was a two- honors in 11 of his 12 seasons in the NFL believes that to be both a positive (more po-
sport athlete at UCLA. Ogden played foot- and was recognized as one of the best in the tential distance) and a negative (less control).
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PROFILE
The Difference Maker
NFL Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden makes aces
and a positive difference in his post-football life
STORY BY BRIAN HURLBURT, FOLLOW @LVGOLFINSIDER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EXCEED PHOTOGRAPHY AND PLAY GOLF DESIGNS INC.
D on’t think for a minute that the
six-foot, nine-inch mountain of ball and threw the shot put for the Bruins, history of the sport. His professional career
a man and NFL Hall of Famer earning major accolades for his prowess in was highlighted by a Super Bowl title in
Jonathan Ogden isn’t an athlete. both endeavors. 2001 and capped off with his induction into
the Hall of Fame in 2013.
He won the Outland Trophy as the These days Ogden stalks golf courses like
Sometimes the perception of men nation’s top offensive lineman and was a
built like J.O. is that they were merely fortunate consensus All-American during his UCLA he used to roam football fields. His solid
to be born with the correct genes. For sure, size football career. Off the football field, Ogden game proves, yet again, his athletic skill. The
and stature matter, but there’s much more that heaved the shot put for the track and field big guy plays to a more-than-respectable
goes into becoming a living legend. team and won the 1996 NCAA indoor title handicap of seven and has a career-best
When it comes to Ogden, a resident of in his “second” sport. He was elected to the round of 72. He also has recorded two aces,
Henderson, his athletic skills and work UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. both at Anthem Country Club, his home
ethic are what allowed him to become one In 1996, he was selected by the Balti- course. Of playing golf at six-foot, nine-
of the greatest offensive linemen in NFL more Ravens as the fourth-overall player in inches tall, Ogden, a gentle giant, says simply,
history and a first-ballot hall of famer. A the NFL draft. He went on to earn all-pro “The club has a lot further to travel.” He
little known fact is that Ogden was a two- honors in 11 of his 12 seasons in the NFL believes that to be both a positive (more po-
sport athlete at UCLA. Ogden played foot- and was recognized as one of the best in the tential distance) and a negative (less control).
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