J. T. Turner

James Denis Turner (born April 17, 1953) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Duke University before joining the Charlotte Hornets in the World Football League (WFL) in 1975 as a defensive tackle and, in 1985, the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League (USFL).

J. T. Turner

No. 68, 60
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1953-04-17) April 17, 1953 (age 72) Moultrie, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:	Benjamin Franklin
College:	Duke
NFL draft:	1975: undrafted
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (1975)* New York Giants (1977–1983) Washington Redskins (1984)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (1974)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 103 Games started: 86 Fumble recoveries: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Turner played the role of the Even Bigger Black Guy in the movie Trading Places (1983), which starred Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. His character repeatedly utters the word 'Yeah' in a tone described by The New York Times as 'deeper than deep' to Billy Ray Valentine, played by Murphy, while imprisoned in a jail cell.^[1]