Ted Kwalick
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Ted Kwalick | |
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Date of birth: | April 15, 1947 |
Place of birth: | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
Career information | |
Position(s): | TE |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
College: | Penn State |
NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1969-1974 1975 1975-1977 |
San Francisco 49ers Honolulu Hawaiians (WFL) Oakland Raiders |
Career highlights and Awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
College Football Hall of Fame |
Thaddeus John Kwalick (born April 15, 1947 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League and World Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969-1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1977. In 1975 he also played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League. He attended Penn State University after growing up and playing high school football at Montour High School outside of Pittsburgh.
When asked to describe Kwalick, Penn State coach Joe Paterno once said, "He's what God had in mind when he made a football player." He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Kwalick earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Penn State University in 1969. He is the president/owner of ProTech Voltage Systems, Inc., in Santa Clara, California.