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| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1960-05-30)May 30, 1960 (age 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Watterson(Columbus, Ohio) |
| College | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft | 1982: 3rd round, 76th overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
John Joseph Krimm Jr. (born May 30, 1960) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive back in theNational Football League (NFL).
Krimm was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania and lived there until age 13, getting his start in football in the local youth leagues.[1] He played scholastically atBishop Watterson High School inColumbus, Ohio.[2] He playedcollegiately for theNotre Dame Fighting Irish,[3] where, as a senior, he was honored as a first-teamAll-American byGannett News Service, theNewspaper Enterprise Association, andThe Sporting News.[4][5][6]
Krimm graduatedmagna cum laude inPhilosophy. He was the recipient of an NCAApost-graduate scholarship and spent a summer inWashington, D.C. as a Congressional Intern.[7]
Selected by theNew Orleans Saints in the third-round of the1982 NFL draft,[8] Krimm was active for all nine games during theshortened season.[9] Hehyperextended his left knee during training camp in 1983, and spent the season on theinjured reserve list.[1] He was released by the Saints during the 1984 preseason.[10]
TheLos Angeles Raiders gave Krimm a tryout in 1985, but he pulled a hamstring in training camp and was released.[11][12]
Krimm had three aunts and two uncles who were members of theRoman Catholicclergy.[1]
