Fred Arbanas
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 14, 1939 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22 (By the St. Louis Cardinals) |
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| AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 6 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 198 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 3,101 |
| Touchdowns: | 34 |
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Frederick Vincent Arbanas (born January 14, 1939) is a former American football player.
Arbanas was born and raised in Detroit. He played college football at Michigan State University. He played both offense and defense. His first-ever reception, as a sophomore in 1958, was for a touchdown against California. His biggest offensive game came during his junior season, 1959, when he caught four passes for 67 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown, in a win over Notre Dame. As a senior, he was known more for excelling on defense, but on offense, although he caught only three passes, two were for touchdowns. Just as his first reception was for a touchdown, so was his last in 1960, in the season finale against the Detroit Titans.
Arbanas earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Michigan State.
Arbanas was drafted by the American Football League's Dallas Texans (later the Kansas City Chiefs) in the seventh round (54th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft and by the National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals in the second round (22nd) overall in the 1961 NFL Draft.
He signed with the Chiefs for the 1961 season, but he missed that season due to ruptured disks in his back. However, beginning the following year he would not miss a game for eight consecutive seasons.
Arbanas was selected by his peers as The Sporting News' All-AFL tight end in 1963, 1964, and 1966. He was an American Football League Western Division All-Star in 1962, 1963, and 1964.
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