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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | (1947-04-15) April 15, 1947 (age 77) McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | McKees Rocks (PA) Montour | ||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||
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Thaddeus John Kwalick (born April 15, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969-1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1977. In 1975, he also played with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League.
Kwalick attended Penn State University after growing up and playing high school footballatMontour High School outside Pittsburgh.
He made several All-America teams in 1967, and was unanimous in 1968, becoming Penn State's first two-time All-America. His career totals, 1343 yards and 10 touchdowns, were Penn State records for a tight end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Kwalick was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft. scored the first touchdown in Candlestick Park in 1971. In March 1974, he was selected by The Hawaiians in the first round (11th overall) of the WFL Pro Draft.
Kwalick earned a BSinPhysical Education from Penn State University in 1969. He is the president/owner of ProTech Voltage Systems, Inc., in Santa Clara, California.
1968 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
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