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A day with J-Hawk legend
Dave Long, an all-state lineman at Cedar Rapids Jefferson in 1961 who went on to be a three-year starter at Iowa as a defensive end and later played in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and New Orleans Saints, returned to Cedar Rapids recently to help with the J-Hawks' football camps.
This is the fourth year the 70-year-old Long has returned to Cedar Rapids to offer his love and knowledge of the game.
'He is right out there with the kids in the heat of the sun,” Linda Seger, who graduated with Long in 1962, wrote in an email. 'His heart was totally in it.”
Former Cedar Rapids Jefferson standout Dave Long address a group of young football players at a J-Hawk football camp recently. This is the fourth year the 70-year-old Long has returned to Cedar Rapids to help at the camps. (Linda Seger photo/community contributor)
Jefferson high school players gather around former J-Hawk great Dave Long during a recent came. (Linda Seger photo/community contributor)
Former Jefferson standout Dave Long (right) chats with former J-Hawk Coach Bob Ask during a recent visit to Cedar Rapids. (Linda Seger photo/community contributor)
Members of the Jefferson football team pose with J-Hawk legend David Long during a recent football camp. (Linda Seger photo/community contributor)
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