Biography
Jairo Penaranda Jairo Alonso Penaranda (born June 15, 1958) is a Colombian former professional American football player. Born in Barranquilla, his family moved to the U.S. when he was age two. He attended John Burroughs High School in California where he was a top running back, then played college football for the Los Angeles Valley Monarchs from 1976 to 1977. Afterwards, Penaranda walked-on to play for the UCLA Bruins and was used as a fullback in 1979 and 1980. He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1981 NFL draft and played for them that year, winning the team's special teams player of the year award. He later played for the Oakland Invaders and Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 to 1984 before concluding his career in the NFL with the Philadelphia...
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