Neal Olkewicz: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
|college=[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] |
|college=[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] |
||
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki> |
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki> |
||
* [[Washington Redskins]] ( |
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1979}}-{{NFL Year|1989}}) |
||
|stat1label=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]] |
|stat1label=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]] |
||
|stat1value=12.0 |
|stat1value=12.0 |
||
|stat2label=[[Interception]] |
|stat2label=[[Interception (football)|Interceptions]] |
||
|stat2value=6 |
|stat2value=6 |
||
|stat3label=[[Touchdown]]s |
|stat3label=[[Touchdown]]s |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
* [[Washington Redskins#The 70 Greatest Redskins|70 Greatest Redskins]] |
* [[Washington Redskins#The 70 Greatest Redskins|70 Greatest Redskins]] |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
Olkewicz, nicknamed “Olky”, played [[college football]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] where he was team captain and MVP. He signed with the Redskins as a free agent in 1979. He played 150 games in his career, all with the Washington Redskins and finished his career with six interceptions for 76 yards, one touchdown and 12 sacks. |
Olkewicz, nicknamed “Olky”, played [[college football]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] where he was team captain and MVP. He signed with the Redskins as a free agent in 1979. He played 150 games in his career, all with the Washington Redskins and finished his career with six interceptions for 76 yards, one touchdown and 12 sacks. |
||
| Line 34: | Line 33: | ||
{{Super Bowl XXII}} |
{{Super Bowl XXII}} |
||
{{ |
{{Lifetime|1957||Olkewicz, Neal}} |
||
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]] |
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]] |
||
[[Category:Maryland Terrapins football players]] |
[[Category:Maryland Terrapins football players]] |
||
[[Category:1957 births]] |
|||
[[Category:Living people]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Pennsylvania]] |
[[Category:People from Pennsylvania]] |
||
Revision as of 20:27, 4 May 2009
Template:NFLretired Neal T. Olkewicz (born January 30, 1957 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) is a former American football linebacker who played his entire eleven year career with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to 1989 in the National Football League.
Olkewicz, nicknamed “Olky”, played college football at the University of Maryland where he was team captain and MVP. He signed with the Redskins as a free agent in 1979. He played 150 games in his career, all with the Washington Redskins and finished his career with six interceptions for 76 yards, one touchdown and 12 sacks.
Olkewicz won two Super Bowl Championships with victories over the Miami Dolphins (1982) and the Denver Broncos (1987). He was named the Redskins’ Defensive MVP in 1988. He is one of only five players in NFL history to play in a Super Bowl on their birthday (Super Bowl XVII).
Olkewicz retired in 1989 following the Redskins victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the season finale. Since retirement, he has owned a vending business in Rockville, Maryland called Olkewicz Vending serving the Washington metropolitan area.
 | This biographical article relating to an American football linebacker born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
{{subst:#if:Olkewicz, Neal|}} [[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:1957}}
|| UNKNOWN | MISSING = Year of birth missing {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}}||LIVING=(living people)}}
| #default = 1957 births
}}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:}}
|| LIVING = | MISSING = | UNKNOWN = | #default =
}}