Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks
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Hendricks in 2005
No. 83, 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1947-11-01) November 1, 1947 (age 77)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida)
College:Miami (FL) (1966–1968)
NFL draft:1969 / round: 2 / pick: 33
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most career safeties: 4 (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:9
Safeties:4
Interceptions:26
Interception yards:332
Fumble recoveries:16
Total touchdowns:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Theodore Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947), nicknamed "the Mad Stork," is a Guatemalan-American former professional football linebacker who played for 15 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, the Green Bay Packers, and the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders 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 after being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. He is the first Guatemalan-born player in the NFL.[1] He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.

  1. ^ "Who Were the Greatest Latin American Born Players in NFL History?". Retrieved May 23, 2016.