John Jurkovic American football player

Ivan "John" Jurkovic is a retired American football player currently employed as a broadcaster. He grew up in Calumet City, Illinois. Jurkovic played professionally as a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. Jurkovic was a fan favorite in Green Bay for his boisterous personality. He attended Thornton Fractional Township North High School and Eastern Illinois University. Jurkovic is now an afternoon drive host on ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago along with Carmen DeFalco and Harry Teinowitz. Some of Jurkovic's popular bits for the show include "The Jurktionary" and "Random Thoughts with John Jurkovic". His younger brother, Mirko Jurkovic, played football with him at Thornton Fractional North High School, then on the offensive line at the University of Notre Dame where he was an All-American. He is of Croatian descent.