Fred Smerlas
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Frederic Charles Smerlas (b. 8 April 1957 in Waltham, Massachusetts) was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots.
Smerlas, of Greek-American descent, graduated from Waltham High School in 1975, where he was a star football player and wrestler. He became a defensive lineman for Boston College before embarking on an NFL career.
Smerlas currently resides in Sudbury, Massachusetts and is a part-time co-host during football season on Sportsradio WEEI with Glenn Ordway, as well as a contributor to western New York radio stations WGR in Buffalo and WHAM in Rochester. He also co-hosts a Waltham cable-access show, called "Armchair Quarterback."
Quote from CNN/SI - NFL Football "I wanted him to tell me face-to-face what was happening. For a while I wanted to head-butt him to death. But who wants to tell a 300-pound Greek he has to go?" - Smerlas on being cut by Bills coach Marv Levy
Smerlas's 40 season tickets were revoked by the New England Patriots in 2006 for reselling them as part of a package deal in which some of the profits went to charity.
