J. T. Turner
James Denis Turner (born April 17, 1953, in Moultrie, Georgia) is a former American Football guard in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Duke University. Turner played for the Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League in 1975 as a defensive tackle.
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| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 17, 1953 Moultrie, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Benjamin Franklin |
| College: | Duke |
| Undrafted: | 1975 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Turner then joined the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League in 1985.
He played the role of the Even Bigger Black Guy in the movie Trading Places (1983) starring both Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, where his character utters the word Yeah in a tone described by The New York Times as deeper than deep to the character played by Murphy, Billy Ray Valentine, while imprisoned in a jail cell.[1]
He is now the offensive line coach for the football team of Tenafly High School.
References
- Moran, Malcolm. "Players; J.T. Turner Adopts New Role For A Film", The New York Times, June 11, 1983. Accessed December 31, 2021. "At the end of the New York premiere of the comedy Trading Places this week, Turner was credited with portraying a character identified only as 'Even Bigger Black Guy.'... The feelings are punctuated by Turner, the even bigger black guy, who following each threat, says: 'Yeah.' The voice, deeper than deep, seems to erupt from somewhere around his belly button."