Role American football player Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) College Dickinson College | Weight: 290 lb (132 kg) Positions Tackle Name Joe Katchik | |
Date of birth: (1931-01-09)January 9, 1931 Date of death: February 9, 2014(2014-02-09) (aged 83) Place of death: Bound Brook, New Jersey Died February 9, 2014, Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States | ||
Place of birth: Plymouth, Pennsylvania | ||
Joe Katchik: Football Defensive Tackle
Joseph Katchik, Jr. (January 9, 1931 – February 9, 2014) was an American football defensive tackle who played one season with the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). 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. 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.
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College career
Katchik first played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He transferred to play football and basketball for the Dickinson Red Devils of Dickinson College.
Professional career
Katchik was selected by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL with the 118th pick in the 1954 NFL Draft. He played in two games for the AFL's New York Titans during the 1960 season.