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American football player (born 1959)
American football player
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 .
Early years
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
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 .
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[17]
References
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"Four city players get UPI all-state honors" .
Wisconsin State Journal . November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"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 .
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"UW Gets 20 Top Gridders" . Waukesha Daily Freeman .
UPI . February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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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 .
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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 .
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"Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback" .
The Pantagraph . December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Eason leads All-Big Ten" .
Kokomo Tribune . December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten" .
The Pantagraph .
Associated Press . December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"NFL Draft" .
The Salina Journal . May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Pro Football" .
The San Bernardino County Sun . April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Transactions" .
The Pantagraph . May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Scoreboard - Transactions" .
The Gettysburg Times . May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Transactions" .
The New York Times . August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
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"The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday" . UPI.com . August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
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"Transactions" .
The Salina Journal . August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tuesday's Sports Transactions" . UPI.com . September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
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"Scoreboard" . The Index-Journal . September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com .