Tony Degrate
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 25, 1962 Snyder, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Snyder |
| College | Texas |
| NFL draft | 1985: 5th round, 127th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Anthony Degrate (born April 25, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1985. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning consensus All-American honors in 1984. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1985 NFL draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Green Bay Packers.
Early life
[edit]Degrate was born in Snyder, Texas.[1] He attended Snyder High School,[2] and played high school football for the Snyder Tigers.
College career
[edit]He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Fred Akers' Texas Longhorns football team from 1981 to 1984.[3] He was a first-team All-Southwest Conference (SWC) selection in 1983 and 1984, and was a key member of the 1983 Longhorns team that won the SWC championship and finished 11–1.[3] As a senior team captain in 1984, he led the team in tackles and quarterback sacks, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and won the Lombardi Award honoring the best lineman in college football.[4]
Professional career
[edit]The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Degrate 127th overall in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft.[5] He played in a single professional game for the Green Bay Packers during the 1985 season.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Tony Degrate. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tony Degrate. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ a b TexasSports.com, Football, All-Time Lettermen, Tony Degrate Profile. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 9, 16, 20 (2011). Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Degrate Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.