DOUG LEGURSKY
PRO
(0-0): Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 12,
2009...signed to the Steelers practice squad on October 1, 2008...released by
the Steelers on August 30, 2008...re-signed by the Steelers on August 2,
2008...was released by the Steelers on June 28, 2008...originally signed as a
rookie free agent by the Steelers on April 28, 2007.
2008
(0-0): Spent time with the Steelers during the offseason prior
to being released on June 28...resigned by the Steelers on August 2...released
by the Steelers during final roster cuts on August 30...signed to the Steelers’
practice squad on October 1, where he stayed for the remainder of the
season.
COLLEGE: Was a three-time
All-Conference USA selection…started 32 straight games for the Thundering Herd
to close out his career…ranked among the strongest football players to play at
Marshall and holds Marshall weight room records for the squat (705 lbs.) and the
hang clean (430 lbs.)…majored in education. 2007: Started all 12 games at center
and earned All-Conference USA honors for a second consecutive year from league
coaches and the media...named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List....played in 47
consecutive games for Marshall. 2006: Started all 12 games at center for
the Thundering Herd...was a 2006 Rimington Trophy nominee at the beginning of
the season...earned first team All-Conference USA honors on both the media and
coaches teams...Marshall’s strongest student-athlete in weight training.
2005: Started all 11 games along the offensive line for the Herd, 10 of
them at center...was a 2005 Rimington Trophy nominee at the beginning of the
season, the only true sophomore to be named to the watch list...earned second
team All-Conference honors. 2004: Saw action in all 12 games along the
offensive line and saw significant time at center as a true
freshman.
PERSONAL: Attended
Woodrow Wilson High School...2003 Hunt Award Winner as the best lineman in the
state of West Virginia... team captain and MVP for coach John Lilly...three-year
starter and the 2003 state weightlifting champion (set three state
records)...timed with a 4.9 40-yard dash...also a member of the track and field
team...son of Lorrie and Wayne Legursky...has one brother (Jon) and one sister
(Lisa Reed)...Full name: Wayne Douglas Legursky.