Ted Pavelec
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Position: | Guard, tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | November 4, 1918||||||
Died: | April 15, 2005 | (aged 86)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | St. Augustine (MI) | ||||||
College: | Detroit | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 10 / Pick: 85 | ||||||
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Theodore Charles Pavelec (November 4, 1918 – April 15, 2005) was an American football player.
A native of
University of Detroit and played college football as a tackle and place-kicker for Gus Dorais' Detroit Titans football teams from 1938 to 1940. He was rated as one of the best linemen in University of Detroit history.[1] In November 1940, he kicked a 43-yard field goal to give the Titans a 3–0 victory over TCU.[2] He also competed in Catholic Youth Organization boxing while attending the University of Detroit.[3]
He was selected by the
1941 NFL Draft,[4] signed with the club in May 1941,[1] and won a starting role with the club in September 1941.[5] He played for the Lions during the 1941, 1942, and 1943 seasons, appearing in 25 NFL games, 14 as a starter.[4]
In 1944, Pavelec played as a guard and place-kicker for the
Hollywood Rangers of the American Football League (AFL), winning all-pro honors and kicked 67 out of 69 extra points and five field goals, including a 51-yarder.[6] While playing for Hollywood, he also signed to play the role of a boxer in the feature film "The Great John L.".[7]
Pavelec died in 2005.
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