Dennis Patera
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | October 17, 1945 Portland, Oregon,U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Portland (OR) Cleveland | ||||||||||||||
| College: | BYU | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1968/ Round: 17 / Pick: 449 | ||||||||||||||
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Dennis Allen Patera(born October 17, 1945) is a formerAmerican footballplacekickerwho played one season with theSan Francisco 49ersof theNational Football League(NFL). He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventeenth round of the1968 NFL/AFL draft.He first enrolled atColumbia Basin Collegebefore transferring toBrigham Young University.Patera attendedCleveland High SchoolinPortland, Oregon.[1]
Early years
[edit]Patera was a two-yearlettermanin football and a three-year letterman intrack and fieldat Cleveland High School. He earned All-PILHonorable Mention honors in football. He was also the PILDiscusChampion and State Meet Discus Champion in track.[2]Patera was inducted into the PIL Hall of Fame in 2011.[3]
College career
[edit]Patera initially attendedColumbia Basin College.[1]He transferred toBrigham Young Universityand was a letterman in football and track for theBYU Cougars.He set school records in football for most points scored and longestfield goalwith a 53 yarder. Patera was also 2nd place inWACDiscus in track.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Patera was selected by theSan Francisco 49ersof the NFL with the 449th pick in the1968 NFL/AFL draft.He played in five games for the team during the1968 season.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Patera is the brother of professional wrestlerKen Pateraand American football player and coachJack Patera.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^abc"DENNIS PATERA".profootballarchives.com. Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2015.
- ^ab"Dennis Patera".pilhalloffame.org. Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2015.
- ^"PIL Hall of Fame Current Membership".pilhalloffame.org. Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2015.
- ^"Everyone Is A Brother At BYU, Especially Patera's".The Daily Herald.June 14, 1967. p. 40. Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2015.
- ^"1961 Topps #26: Jack Patera".footballcardgallery.com. Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2015.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1945 births
- Players of American football from Portland, Oregon
- Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon
- American football placekickers
- Cleveland High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni
- Columbia Basin Hawks football players
- BYU Cougars football players
- BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes
- American male discus throwers
- San Francisco 49ers players