Sam Havrilak
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Sam Havrilak | |
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Date of birth: | December 13, 1947 |
Place of birth: | Monessen, PA, United States |
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Position(s): | Running back |
College: | Bucknell |
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1969-1973 1974 |
Baltimore Colts New Orleans Saints |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Samuel Charles Havrilak (born December 13, 1947 in Monessen, Pennsylvania) was an American football running back in the NFL from 1969 to 1974. He attended Monessen High School near Pittsburgh. Sam Havrilak earned a Super Bowl ring in January of 1971 at Super Bowl V. Havrilak owns the distinction of being the first player in NFL history to complete a pass, catch a pass and take a handoff in a Super Bowl.
Sam Havrilak played college football at Bucknell University where he was named to the All-Pennsylvania Team and MVP of the Middle Atlantic Conference as a senior. Havrilak holds the Bucknell University record for total offense with 397 yards against Colgate in 1968. He was elected to the Bucknell Hall of Fame, Class of 1981.
His professional career was spent with both the Baltimore Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
Havrilak is currently a dentist who practices and resides in Baltimore County, Maryland. Sam and his wife Terry have one son, Michael. Sam is an uncle of Maryland State Delegate Eric Bromwell.
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