Ted Hendricks
Hendricks in February
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 1, 1947 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hialeah (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15 | ||||||||
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| Quarterback sacks: | 60.5 |
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| Interceptions: | 26 |
| Safeties: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Theodore Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947) is a former American football linebacker who played 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts (1969–1973), the Green Bay Packers (1974) and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders (1975–1983) in the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of four Super Bowl-winning teams, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He is distinguished as being the first Guatemalan to play in the National Football League.
Hendricks was born to a Guatemalan woman named Angela Bonatti Lazzari in Guatemala City where his father was employed, and was raised in Miami Springs, Florida. He attended Hialeah High School and was a standout player for the T-breds. Ted was raised bilingual and speaks fluent Spanish.
Hendricks played college football at the University of Miami. He played stand-up defensive end for the University of Miami during the 1966 through 1968 seasons. He was a two-time All-American (1967 and 1968) and finished fifth in the 1968 Heisman Trophy voting. He was also a second-team All-America selection in 1966. While in college, Hendricks became a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
While playing for Miami, Hendricks made 327 total tackles (the most ever by a Miami defensive lineman). He also led the team in solo tackles by a defensive lineman with 139. Hendricks also recovered 12 fumbles during his playing career. He recorded a career-high of 4 quarterback sacks against the University of Florida in 1968. In his junior year of 1967 he caused nine turnovers.
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