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“Former NFL coach Jon Gruden and Ohio Sen. Jon Husted were teammates.”
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Former NFL coach Jon Gruden and Ohio politician Jon Husted were college football teammates at the University of Dayton.
According to reporting from The Independent, former NFL coach Jon Gruden and Ohio politician Jon Husted were teammates on the University of Dayton Flyers football team in 1985. The outlet notes that Gruden mentioned to Donald Trump that he and Husted played ball together in college, where Husted was an All-American defensive back. This confirms the claim that Gruden and Husted were teammates.
Sources
- At Kansas rally, Trump focuses closing midterm message on anti-Muslim racism – as it happened | Donald Trump | The Guardian — theguardian.com
- Trump gushes about how attractive, athletic Sen. Jon Husted is: ‘I looked at his a**’ | The Independent — independent.co.uk
- Jon Gruden fires up Trump rally crowd in Ohio as if delivering a locker room speech then delivers endorsement | OutKick — foxnews.com
- "Never did that with a man before": Trump recalls encountering football coach Jon Gruden while meeting with Ohio Republican - AOL — aol.com
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