Andy Cvercko
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Date of birth: | November 6, 1937 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Campbell, Ohio | ||||
| Date of death: | December 13, 2010 (aged 73) | ||||
| Place of death: | Rolling Meadows, Illinois | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Campbell Memorial (OH) | ||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55 | ||||
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| Games played: | 47 |
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Andrew Bertram Cvercko (born November 6, 1937 in Campbell, Ohio; died December 3, 2010 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois) was an American football guard in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northwestern University.
Cvercko attended Campbell Memorial High School before moving on to Northwestern University, where he was coached by Ara Parseghian. He became a two-way left tackle and a three-year starter. As a senior, he was awarded the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to a male and female athlete at each of the Big Ten institutions, who demonstrates the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.
In 2000, he was inducted into the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame.
Cvercko was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round (55th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft, with the intention of playing him at offensive guard. As a rookie, he suffered a knee injury in the season opener against the Chicago Bears and was lost for the year. In 1960, he was a reserve player.
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