Graham Zug

Zug attended Manheim Central High School in Manheim, Pennsylvania, where he was named the 2005 Lancaster-Lebanon League Player-of-the-Year, edging out future Nittany Lion teammate, Jared Odrick.{{cite web | url = http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/zug_graham00.html | title = #5: Graham Zug | publisher = Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics | accessdate=2009-03-27}}

During the 2007 season, Zug participated in two games, making one reception for eight yards against Florida International University.

In Penn State's 2008 season, despite being behind future NFL signees Derrick Williams, Jordan Norwood, and Deon Butler on Penn State's depth chart, Zug saw action in every game. He accumulated 11 receptions for 174 yards, including two touchdowns.{{cite web | url = http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2008&org=539&player=5Z | title = Official NCAA Stats through 2008 season | publisher = National Collegiate Athletic Administration | accessdate=2009-07-31}}

Zug played in every game of the 2009 season, starting nine. He led the Nittany Lions with seven touchdown catches and was second in receptions with 46. Zug had a career day in the October 24, 2009 win at Michigan, catching five passes for 59 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, making him the first Penn State player to catch three touchdowns in a game since Deon Butler in 2008.{{cite magazine | url = http://cfn.scout.com/2/867875.html | title = CFN 2009 Penn State Offense Preview | magazine = College Football News | accessdate = 2009-07-31}}

Zug has an older brother, David, who was a member of the Penn State Blue Band, and a younger sister, Daneen, who was a member of the Penn State women's field hockey team.{{cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/mtt/zug_daneen00.html | title = Daneen Zug | accessdate = 2008-12-16 | publisher = Pennsylvania State University}}{{cite news|url=http://www.centredaily.com/2010/10/03/2247347/family-impact.html |title=Family impact: Graham, Daneen Zug have left mark on PSU athletics |newspaper=Centre Daily Times |first=Gordon |last=Brunskill |date=2010-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614125128/http://www.centredaily.com/2010/10/03/2247347/family-impact.html |archivedate=2011-06-14 }} His parents are David and Claudia Zug.

Zug has become somewhat of an internet meme—especially on the Penn State sports-related blog, Black Shoe Diaries, where his fictional, absurdly heroic exploits are celebrated in the vein of "Chuck Norris facts."{{cite web | url = http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2008/12/12/691218/don-t-mess-with-graham-zug | title = Don't Mess With Graham Zug | publisher = Black Shoe Diaries | date = 2008-12-12}}{{cite web | url = http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2008/11/24/669078/grading-the-offense-agains | title = Grading The Offense Against Michigan State | publisher = Black Shoe Diaries | date = 2008-11-24}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901120734/http://nittanywhiteout.com/2009/08/29/counting-down-the-lions-14/ "Counting Down the Lions: #14"], nittanywhiteout.com, August 29, 2009.
• [https://archive.today/20130131233306/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_643130.html "PSU wide receiver proves doubters wrong"], Tricia Lafferty, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 15, 2009

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Category:1987 births

Category:American football wide receivers

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Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players

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Category:Players of American football from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania