Jonathan Ogden Biography

Jonathan Ogden played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens after a big time college career at UCLA. While playing football for the Bruins he was chosen as a unanimous First-Team All-American selection in 1995 after leading his team to a victory in the Rose Bowl. That season he was also named the UPI Lineman of the Year and earned the Jim Parker Award and Jim Morris Trophy as the nation’s top lineman. He was also a star on the track and field team, winning the 1996 indoor title in the shot put. For his performance at UCLA he was named to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and had his No. 79 jersey retired by the Bruins. In 1996 the Ravens drafted Ogden in the first round with the fourth overall pick. Over the next 12 seasons he earned 11 Pro Bowl selections, nine NFL All-Pro nods and was named the NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2002 after leading the Ravens to a Super Bowl title in 2001. Ogden retired in 2007 and was later named to the NFL 2000’s All-Decade Team. In 2012 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and followed that up with enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. 

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