The 1980 and 1981 teams each went 11-1 and finished as high as No. 23 Shaun Gayle | From Day 1, we put him at left tackle and moved on,” Ditka said. 2 in the national polls. In 1986, he was selected as the Miller Lite NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year. Covert's healthcare career began at Baxter International in their Physical Therapy Division, where he served as Director of Sales and Development. [14], Covert was chosen in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft (sixth overall)[15] by the Chicago Bears and head coach Mike Ditka, himself a former Pitt All-American from Western Pennsylvania. 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.

Sources showing that the Chicago Bears led the NFL in. “You don’t get too many people who come along who can make that impact. 82 Ken Margerum | [1], 4 Steve Fuller | James Paul "Jimbo" Covert (born March 22, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. It was a decision that would lead Covert to the College Football Hall of Fame. 1985 Super Bowl Champion Jim Covert Shea McClellan #50 from 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Adrian Amos #38 from 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Marc Mariani #80 from 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Sam Acho #49 from 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Click here for more information about the players! LifeSource and Culver's restaurants will team for a blood drive on Wednesday, April 9, in Romeoville. Covert was a consensus All-NFL and All-Pro pick in 1985 and 1986. 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 National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) NFC Offensive Lineman of the Year. In 2018, Central Blood Bank and LifeSource were both renamed to Vitalant. [36] He had been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame on numerous occasions. Sources showing that the Chicago Bears finished second in the NFL in rushing in 1989 and 1990 are as follows: Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, "The Tug-of-war Between Athletics and Academics", "Pittsburgh's Jimbo Covert to Enter College Football Hall of Fame", "The best: Freedom's Covert on UPI All-State", "After All-American career, Covert named to College Hall of Fame", https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2010/8/7/Panthers_Grimm_and_Jackson_Elected_to_Pro_Hall_of_Fame.aspx, "Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers", "Jimbo Covert honored with jersey retirement", "Former Bears Mike Ditka, Jimbo Covert reunited", "Dickerson, Warner, Marino head All-Rookie team", "1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Team Offense", "1985 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Team Offense", "1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1983 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1985 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1986 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1989 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1990 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "1988 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics: Rushing Offense", "No. Its two blood centers, Central Blood Bank in Pittsburgh and LifeSource in Chicago, provide nearly a million units of lifesaving blood products annually.

The restaurant is being honored as the top Culver's "producer" for LifeSource blood drives last summer as part of its "Give a Pint, Get a Pint" promotion. In 2000, Covert started Keystone Strategies, LLC, a healthcare consulting group focused on assisting emerging healthcare companies with their sales and marketing strategies. Blood Systems is finally here. 89 Keith Ortego | “After a play, I'm never surprised to turn and see Jimbo and his man 10 or 15 yards downfield. LifeSource supports families through the organ, eye and tissue donation process and delivers life-saving transplants to the recipients who need them.. As a leading Organ Procurement Organization (OPOs) in the United States, we serve more than seven million people in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin.