Place of death: Athens, Georgia Education University of Georgia Role American football player | Name Joe Sr. College: Georgia Positions End, Linebacker | |
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Date of birth: (1923-12-07)December 7, 1923 Place of birth: Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania Date of death: June 9, 2013(2013-06-09) (aged 89) NFL draft: 1946 / Round: 13 / Pick: 119 Died June 9, 2013, Athens, Georgia, United States | ||
Joe Tereshinski Sr.: Football End and Linebacker
Joseph Peter Tereshinski Sr. (December 7, 1923 – June 9, 2013) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft.
Tereshinski was the father of former Georgia Bulldogs Joe Tereshinski Jr. and Wally Tereshinski. He was also the grandfather of former Bulldogs quarterback Joe Tereshinski III and John Tereshinski, a former tight end of Wake Forest. He died at an assisted living facility in Athens, Georgia, in 2013.
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