Jon Daniel Runyan (born November 27, 1973) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League, where he played for fourteen seasons. He was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season. He is the fourth NFL veteran to be elected to Congress.
He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers. Runyan was the last active NFL player to have played for the Oilers. He played college football at Michigan where he was a 1995 All-Big Ten Conference selection. In high school, he had been an All-State (Michigan) selection in basketball and two-time state champion shot putter.
Runyan was born in Flint, Michigan where his father was an employee of General Motors.
Runyan continues to hold the Flint, Michigan Carman-Ainsworth Middle School shot put record with a 1988 heave of 50 feet 7 inches (15.42 m). Runyan was a two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state shotput champion for Carman-Ainsworth High School (1991 57 feet 6 inches (17.53 m); 1992 59 feet 5 inches (18.11 m)). He was a 1992 Detroit News second team All-State basketball center. He was recruited by Michigan State men's basketball, though he declined in order to play football. He chose to play for the Michigan Wolverines football team where he was an All-Big Ten Conference selection for the 1995 Wolverines.
Michael Anthony Strahan (pronounced /ˈstreɪhæn/) (born November 21, 1971) is a former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants, where he set the record for the most sacks in a single season and won a Super Bowl in his final year. He is currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and also a host for Pros vs. Joes alongside fellow Fox football analyst Jay Glazer. He also starred in and produced the sitcom Brothers.
Strahan is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m). He is the son of Gene and Louise Strahan; nephew of retired pro football player Arthur Strahan. He is the youngest of 6 children. Gene was a major in the U.S. Army, and at the age of 9, Strahan moved to an army base in Mannheim, Germany. Although Strahan did not begin to play high school football until his senior year in high school, he did play organized football while attending school in Mannheim, Germany, playing linebacker for the Mannheim Redskins in 1985. The summer before Strahan's senior year of high school, his father sent him to live with his uncle Art in Houston so he could attend Westbury High School. Strahan played one season of football, which was enough for him to get a scholarship offer from Texas Southern University. He then flew back for the spring term to Germany, where he graduated from Mannheim Christian Academy.
Jon Runyan Jr. (Michigan Commit) - 2014 Highlights
[Anatomy of a Play] Brian Westbrook's game clinching kneel down 2007
Jon D Runyan 2015
Rep. Jon Runyan Previews The Veterans Affairs Hearing
Jon Runyan Commercial
Jon Runyan - How Can We Trust Him?
Jon Runyan - The Millionaires
Rep. Jon Runyan's Exit Interview
Congressman Jon Runyan -- I COULD STILL TAKE MICHAEL STRAHAN!
New Year-Jon Runyan
Eagles Jon Runyan keeps streak going
Shocking tape of Jon Runyan
DP Cold Open (Jon Runyan's Estate) 10/16/14
Seniors Can't Afford Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan Jr. (Michigan Commit) - 2014 Highlights
[Anatomy of a Play] Brian Westbrook's game clinching kneel down 2007
Jon D Runyan 2015
Rep. Jon Runyan Previews The Veterans Affairs Hearing
Jon Runyan Commercial
Jon Runyan - How Can We Trust Him?
Jon Runyan - The Millionaires
Rep. Jon Runyan's Exit Interview
Congressman Jon Runyan -- I COULD STILL TAKE MICHAEL STRAHAN!
New Year-Jon Runyan
Eagles Jon Runyan keeps streak going
Shocking tape of Jon Runyan
DP Cold Open (Jon Runyan's Estate) 10/16/14
Seniors Can't Afford Jon Runyan
( July 15, 2014) Rep. Jon Runyan Questions VBA Processes
NAB PSA - Rep. Jon Runyan - Mental Health Awareness 2011
Jon Runyan
Save Jersey Talks to Jon Runyan
John Adler & Jon Runyan Debate Health Care and Term Limits on The Michael Smerconish Program
Congressman Jon Runyan (R-NJ) 3rd District at NJ Transit Stop in 2012.
SNJ Business People - Jon Runyan
Christie - Endorses Jon Runyan for Congress
Sean McGarvey (BCTD) Thanks US Representative Jon Runyan for His Work
Peter Pitts interviews Jon Runyan (R,NJ) on health care reform
Jon Runyan Interview with Coastal Broadcasting
Jon Runyan is Fighting for Jobs
Jon Runyan Fears Sequester Would Severely Harm South Jersey
Jon Runyan: Life After Football
1994: Michigan 40 Michigan State 20
Retiring GOP Rep. Jon Runyan Endorses Tom MacArthur In New Jersey Primary
Jon Runyan endorses Craig Kaplan