Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2025
- Class:
- 1977
In the long history of Pitt football, no player got his hands on opponent passes more than Jury, who played a major role in the Panthers' national resurgence in the mid-1970s. The leader of an air-tight secondary, Jury still holds Pitt records for career interceptions (21), career interception return yards (266) and single-season interceptions (10). He set his season interceptions mark during the Panthers' undefeated 1976 national championship campaign. Jury always stood tallest during the biggest games. He picked off two passes in Pitt's 24-7 win over Penn State and had another theft in the 27-3 Sugar Bowl demolition of Georgia to close that national title season. As a senior in 1977, he earned Consensus All-America accolades after intercepting another eight passes and leading Pitt to its second consecutive Top 10 finish. Fittingly, Jury had two picks in his final collegiate game, a 34-3 rout of Clemson in the Gator Bowl. He was an NFL Draft third-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 1978.
