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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
John Haley
Jersey Number 46

John Haley

  • Position:
    LB
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Potomac Falls, Va.
  • High School:
    Westfield
Fourth-year senior ... member of Local 215 who has earned a scholarship in 2008.

Honors:
Named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Eastern Michigan game (Oct. 4, 2009).

2009:
Started all 13 games at outside linebacker … one of just nine players to start every game … has played EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the punt and opponent field goal units … finished the season with 55 tackles, 2.5 TFL, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, and two break-ups … made three solo stops against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had six tackles, a sack, and a TFL at Ohio … led the Owls with seven tackles, including a game-high six solos, and a fumble recovery in the win over Kent State … had three tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron … made three tackles and recovered a fumble in the win over Miami … had six tackles and a break-up in the win at Toledo … made six stops, including five solos, in the win over Army … had three tackles and a sack in the win over Ball State … led the Owls with eight stops and a 15-yard interception in the win at Eastern Michigan … named the coaches’ defensive player of the game. … made three solo stops in the win over Buffalo … had two tackles at No. 5 Penn State … had four tackles against Villanova in the opener ... lettered.

2008:
Played in all 12 games with three starts at outside linebacker ... finished fourth with 68 tackles ... had 43 solo takedowns, 4.0 TFL, three sacks, two break-ups, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery ... had a solo tackle at Army... against Connecticut, led all defenders with a career-high 15 tackles, including a career-best nine solo takedowns ... also had an interception against the Huskies, the second of his career ... received the starting nod at Buffalo ... finished with eight tackles, including six solo hits ... also started at No. 16/15 Penn State and at Miami ... led the Owls with seven tackles and two sacks against the Nittany Lions ... had three solo tackles against Western Michigan ... named a game captain for the Miami (Ohio) game ... had five tackles in the win over the RedHawks ... had four tackles at Central Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, recorded four tackles and a break-up ... had nine tackles and a fumble recovery at Kent State ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, one of three Owls with a team-high eight tackles ... also had a sack for loss of five yards and a break-up ... lettered.

2007:
Played in all 12 games ... recovered a fumble and returned it 25 yards against Navy ... also had season-high seven tackles against the Midshipmen ... recovered another fumble, the third of his career, and made five tackles against Buffalo in Temple[apos]s MAC debut ... had three solo takedowns against No. 25 Penn State ... lettered.

2006:
Played in all 12 games (three starts) as a true freshman ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... started at WLB versus WMU, Vanderbilt and Kent State ... made 26 tackles (16 solo), four TFLs, two sacks and one FF ... posted a sack in the season opener at Buffalo ... coaching staff[apos]s defensive player of the game at WMU and special teams player of the game at Penn State ... had a season-high eight tackles (six solo) versus Kent State, including a sack and a forced fumble ... lettered.

High School:
A 2006 graduate of Westfield HS in Chantilly, Va. ... played both LB and S as a senior and made 65 tackles under head coach Tom Verbanic to help team to a 10-2 overall record ... accomplished wrestler who was ranked fourth in the state as a senior and finished sixth at 215 pounds at the 2006 Eastern State Bouts ... won both the Virginia Region II and Dulles District 189 pound wrestling titles as a junior at Potomac Falls HS, which he attended his freshman through junior years ... All-District and All-Region honoree on the mat ... in total, earned three varsity football letters, four varsity wrestling letters, and three varsity track & field letters ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born April 14, 1988 ... parents are John and Charlotte Haley ... second cousin is former five-time NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman Charles Haley ... political science major.
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