Fred Smerlas
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||
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Born: | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 8, 1957||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Waltham | ||||
College: | Boston College | ||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Frederic Charles Smerlas (born April 8, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). A five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Buffalo Bills, he also played for the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots.
Smerlas, of
Smerlas currently resides in Massachusetts and is a part-time co-host during football season on sports radio WEEI-FM, NBC Sports Boston - The New England Tailgate Show, as well as a contributor to western New York radio station WHAM (AM) in Rochester.
In 2018, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Smerlas to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2018.[1]
Two Time, Two sport All American in Wrestling and Football in High School; Two time New England heavyweight wrestling champ.
During Smerlas' playing career, he was the only player in the NFL who was of Greek descent.[2]
Fred & Steve's Steakhouse
Smerlas, along with friend and colleague Steve DeOssie, opened an award-winning steakhouse at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, in March 2007 called Fred & Steve's Steakhouse.[3]
Political career
A Boston Herald article [4] announced on April 6, 2007, that Fred considered seeking the Massachusetts 5th US Congressional seat being vacated by Martin T. Meehan as a Republican candidate.
In 2010, Smerlas expressed an interest in relocating to
See also
- Most consecutive starts by a nose tackle
Bibliography
- Fred Smerlas and Vic Carucci, By A Nose: The Off-Center Life of Football's Funniest Lineman, Simon And Schuster, 1990. ISBN 0-671-70532-6
References
- ^ "PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2018". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Glionna, John M. "The Gore, Guts and Horror of an NFL Fumble Pile". SB Nation. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
Now in his 60s, Smerlas was a five-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during a 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots. No pushover between the lines, he was then the only Greek player in the NFL, with a 6'3, 270-pound body filled out by dolmades, bougatsa and baklava.
- ^ Doyle, Bill (January 18, 2007). "DeOssie likes Pats Sunday". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ^ "BostonHerald.com - Local Politics: Ex-Pats could team up to tackle Congress: Radio hosts eye Meehan's empty seat". news.bostonherald.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Smerlas For Congress? He Says Maybe... - WBEN NewsRadio 930 : Buffalo & Niagara Falls, NY". Wben.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Rich Newberg Posted by: Eli George (March 29, 2010). "Will former Bill make a run for office". WIVB.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
External links
- Fred Smerlas Football at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
- Fred Smerlas Buffalo Hall of Fame
- Fred Smerlas Statistics
- Fred Smerlas Boston College
- All Pro tailgate party Home Page