Tom Nowatzke
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| Date of birth | September 30, 1942 |
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| Place of birth | La Porte, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | fullback |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| US college | Indiana |
| High school | Michigan City |
| AFL draft | 1965 / round: 1 / pick: 4 |
| Drafted by | New York Jets |
| NFL draft | 1965 / round: 1 / pick: 11 |
| Drafted by | Detroit Lions |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1965–1969 | Detroit Lions |
| 1970–1972 | Baltimore Colts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
| Rushing yards | 1,249 |
| Rushing attempts | 361 |
| Rushing TDs | 13 |
| Receptions | 100 |
| Receiving yards | 605 |
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Thomas Matthew Nowatzke (born September 30, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 through 1972.[1]
Biography
[edit]He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning All-American honors despite playing on a 2–7 Hoosiers team. [2] The Detroit Lions selected him in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the 1965 NFL draft. He scored a touchdown for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.[3] He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He now runs a truck and trailer repair shop in Whitmore Lake, Michigan.[4] He is the uncle of former BYU wide receiver Tim Nowatzke. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ NFL Stats.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/25-05-998.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Larry Harris (November 2010). "Front Row: Tom Nowatzke Was Colts' Cinderella Man". Press Box. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Tom Nowatzke Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Tim Nowatzke - Football 1994".
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