Jairo Penaranda
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| Date of birth | June 15, 1958 |
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| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | UCLA |
| NFL draft | 1981 / Round: 12 / Pick: 328 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1983 | Oakland Invaders (USFL) |
| 1984 | Memphis Showboats (USFL) |
| 1985 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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Jairo Alonso Penaranda (born June 15, 1958) is a Colombian former American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Oakland Invaders and Memphis Showboats. Penaranda played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the 12th round of the 1981 NFL draft. He is distinguished as being the first Colombian to play in the National Football League.
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