Rob Zatechka

No. 73

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

December 1, 1971

Place of birth:

Lansing, Michigan

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

313 lb (142 kg)

Career information

College:

Nebraska

NFL draft:

1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128

Career history

New York Giants (1995–1998)

Career highlights and awards

Draddy Trophy (1994)

Career NFL statistics

Games Played:	47
Games Started:	9
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship.^[1] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.^[2]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.^[3] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2000, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and is currently practicing in Omaha.

References

↑ "Previous Walter Byers Scholars". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
↑ Freeman, Mike (1995-07-06). "PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
↑ "Medical students unveil Match Day destinations". University of Nebraska Medical Center. 2004-03-19. Retrieved 2008-01-26.

1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Tom Osborne

William V. Campbell Trophy winners

1990: Howard 1991: Culpepper 1992: Hansen 1993: Burns 1994: Zatechka 1995: Hoying 1996: Wuerffel 1997: Manning 1998: Stinchcomb 1999: Pennington 2000: Vanden Bosch 2001: Gonzalez 2002: Roberts 2003: Krenzel 2004: Muñoz 2005: Niswanger 2006: Leonard 2007: Griffin 2008: Mack 2009: Tebow 2010: Acho 2011: Rodriguez 2012: Jones 2013: Urschel 2014: Helton 2015: Darlington

Division I Football Academic All-America Team Members of the Year

1991: Tommy Vardell
1992: Jim Hansen
1993: Tim Ruddy
1994: Rob Zatechka
1995: Danny Wuerffel
1996: Danny Wuerffel
1997: Peyton Manning
1998: Matt Stinchcomb
1999: Chad Pennington
2000: Drew Brees
2001: Ryan Johnson
2002: Kliff Kingsbury
2003: Craig Krenzel
2004: Alex Smith
2005: Nick Hartigan
2006: Paul Posluszny
2007: Brandon Cramer
2008: Tim Tebow
2009: Tim Tebow
2010: Greg McElroy
2011: Andrew Luck
2012: Barrett Jones
2013: Gabe Ikard
2014: Zach Zenner
2015: Carson Wentz

Division I Academic All-America Team Members of the Year (all sports)

1987–88: M. Smith
1988–89: Martin
1989–90: Kessler
1990–91: Parker
1991–92: Vardell
1992–93: Hansen
1993–94: Erikson
1994–95: Lobo
1994–95: Zatechka
1995–96: Fuller
1996–97: Wuerffel
1997–98: Manning
1998–99: Stinchcomb
1999–2000: Pennington
2000–01: Riley
2001–02: Dales
2002–03: Kulikowski
2003–04: Okafor
2004–05: A. Smith
2005–06: Sinclair
2006–07: Pavan
2007–08: Pavan
2008–09: Rupp
2009–10: Schluntz
2010–11: Moore
2011–12: Pancake
2012–13: Jones
2013–14: Jacob
2014–15: Brown

New York Giants 1995 NFL draft selections

Tyrone Wheatley Scott Gragg Rodney Young Rob Zatechka Ben Talley Roderick Mullen Jamal Duff Charles Way Bryne Diehl

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