What is Jethro Pugh?
'''Jethro Pugh, Jr.''' (July 3, 1944 &ndash; January 7, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[American football|football]] player. He played as a [[defensive tackle]] and a [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] from 1965 until 1978. Pugh retired on January 29, 1979. Pugh was born in [[Windsor, North Carolina|Windsor]], [[North Carolina]]. He attended [[Elizabeth City State University]] in [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina]]. Pugh died on January 7, 2015 in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], aged 70.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/former-dallas-cowboys-defensive-lineman-jethro-pugh-passes-away.html/|title=Former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman, ‘Ice Bowl’ participant Jethro Pugh dies|date=January 7, 2015|accessdate=January 8, 2015|first=Rainer|last=Sabin|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010453/http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/former-dallas-cowboys-defensive-lineman-jethro-pugh-passes-away.html/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pugh, Jethro}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American football defensive ends]] [[Category:American football defensive tackles]] [[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina]]