Rob Zatechka

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Rob Zatechka
Date of birth: December 1, 1971 (1971-12-01) (age 36)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Lansing, MI
Career information
Position(s): Offensive guard
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick 128
Organizations
 As player:
1995-1997 New York Giants
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Robert Zatechka (born December 1, 1971 in Lansing, Michigan) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship.[1] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.[2]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) 320 pounds (150 kg/23 st) to just 260 pounds (120 kg/19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Previous Walter Byers Scholars. The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  2. ^ Freeman, Mike (1995-07-06). PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks. New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
  3. ^ Medical students unveil Match Day destinations. University of Nebraska Medical Center (2004-03-19). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
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Draddy Trophy winners

1990: C. Howard  | 1991: B. Culpepper  | 1992: J. Hansen  | 1993: T. Burns  | 1994: R. Zatechka  | 1995: B. Hoying  | 1996: D. Wuerffel  | 1997: P. Manning  | 1998: M. Stinchcomb  | 1999: C. Pennington  | 2000: K. Vanden Bosch  | 2001: J. Gonzalez  | 2002: B. Roberts  | 2003: C. Krenzel  | 2004: M. Muñoz  | 2005: R. Niswanger  | 2006: B. Leonard  | 2007: D. Griffin
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