Joe Katchik

Joe Katchik
No. 73
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1931-01-09)January 9, 1931
Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:February 9, 2014(2014-02-09) (aged 83)
Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Ward P. Davenport (Plymouth, PA) and Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA)
College:Dickinson College
NFL draft:1954 / round: 10 / pick: 118
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Katchik Jr. (January 9, 1931 – February 9, 2014) was an American professional football defensive tackle who played one season with the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL).[1] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the tenth round of the 1954 NFL draft. Katchik was born at Plymouth, Pennsylvania, where he was educated in the public schools. From 1949 to 1950, he prepared for college at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania, after which he enrolled at the University of Notre Dame before transferring to Dickinson College.[2]

  1. ^ "Joseph 'Joe' Katchik Jr". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "JOE KATCHIK". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.