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| Position: | Tight end | ||
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| Born: | (1949-01-27)January 27, 1949 Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Died: | September 9, 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 69) Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts) | ||
| College: | William & Mary | ||
| NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 14 / Pick: 358 | ||
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Dennis Hayden Cambal (January 27, 1949 – September 9, 2018) was an American football player for the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Jets. He played the running back position in college at William & Mary.[1] He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft and was placed on their taxi squad for the 1972 season but then was cut.[2] The Jets signed him as a free agent before the 1973 season and he made the team, playing in 8 games mostly as a tight end and on special teams.[2][3][4][5] He missed 5 games in October and November due to an injury he suffered in the Jets' October 21 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6] In 1974 he crossed the Jets' picket line during the 1974 NFL strike during the preseason, but was waived before the regular season started.[7][8]
He died on September 9, 2018, in Barnstable, Massachusetts at age 69.[9]
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