Dick Modzelewski
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| Date of birth: | February 16, 1931 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | West Natrona, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1953 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 180 |
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| Fumble recoveries: | 12 |
| Safeties: | 2 |
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Richard Blair Modzelewski (born February 16, 1931) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns. He also served as interim head coach of the Browns in the final game of the 1977 season. Modzelewski was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Growing up in West Natrona, Pennsylvania as one of six children, Modzelewski was a three-sport athlete at Har-Brack High School (now Highlands High School).
Modzelewski joined his brother, Ed, and played college football at the University of Maryland. Just as he was set to begin his sophomore season, Modzelewski moved into the starting lineup after an injury to the Terrapins' Ray Krouse.
He would keep that status for the next three years, winning All-American honors as both a junior and senior, while also capturing the 1952 Outland Trophy. In a 1951 game against the University of North Carolina, Modzelewski paced a defense with 12 solo tackles, while the team held the Tar Heels to just 40 yards of offense. At the end of that season, Maryland was ranked third in the country and knocked off the top-ranked University of Tennessee Volunteers in the Sugar Bowl.
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