Rob Zatechka

Rob Zatechka
No. 73
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971 (age 52)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Lincoln (NE) East
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1995 / round: 4 / pick: 128
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:47
Games started:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971.[1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft out of the University of Nebraska.[2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship.[3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.[4]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.[5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.

  1. ^ Giants 1995 Official Information Guide. p. 143.
  2. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Previous Walter Byers Scholars". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
  4. ^ Freeman, Mike (July 6, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks". New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "Medical students unveil Match Day destinations". University of Nebraska Medical Center. March 19, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2008.