David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the 12th round (315th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 28, 1959 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Grafton (WI) |
| College: | Wisconsin |
| NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 12 / Pick: 315 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early years edit
Levenick attended Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin. For his senior season, he was named to the United Press International (UPI) All-state team.[1] That off season, he appeared in the inaugural Wisconsin High School Shrine game, recording 12 tackles.[2]
As a freshman, at the University of Wisconsin, Leveneck was part of what head coach John Jardine called a "tremendous" recruiting class.[3] In 1978, he appeared in 11 games, and started two in relief of injured starter Dave Crossen.[4] In 1979, he was named a starter, replacing Crossen.[4] In November 1981, the Wisconsin players voted him team MVP for the season.[5] As a senior, he tied Tim Krumrie with 114 total tackles.[5] For the season, Levenick was named Second-team All-Conference.[6][7][8]
Professional career edit
Levenick was selected in the 12th round (315th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[9][10] In early May 1982, he signed his rookie contract.[11][12]
On August 28, 1984 he was waived by the Falcons.[13][14][15] On September 4, 1984, was placed on injured reserve.[16][17]
References edit
- ^ "Four city players get UPI all-state honors". Wisconsin State Journal. November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie". Waukehsa Daily Freeman. UPI. July 25, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UW Gets 20 Top Gridders". Waukesha Daily Freeman. UPI. February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (September 1979). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast". pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (January 1982). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2)". Wisc.edu. pp. 14–17. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback". The Pantagraph. December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eason leads All-Big Ten". Kokomo Tribune. December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NFL Draft". The Salina Journal. May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pro Football". The San Bernardino County Sun. April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". The Pantagraph. May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scoreboard - Transactions". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday". UPI.com. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". The Salina Journal. August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI.com. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Scoreboard". The Index-Journal. September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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