Josh Taves
American football player
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| Intro | American football player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 13 May 1972, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 52 years |
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Josh Heinrich Taves (a.k.a. Josh Heinrich; born May 13, 1972, in Watsonville, California) is a former professional American football player.
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Taves is Jewish. He played football for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, and for Northeastern University, where he twice made the Jewish All-American team.
He was named NFL Europe's 1998 Most Valuable Defensive Player, after he was co-leader in sacks in the league with 9 in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons.
In the National Football League, he played defensive end for 29 games over three seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers.