Changes: Dave Kocourek

**Dave Kocourek**
	File:Dave Kocourek 1961.jpg
	No. 83
	Tight end
Personal information
	Date of birth: August 20, 1937
	Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
	Date of death: April 24, 2013 (aged 75)
	Place of death: Marco Island, Florida
Career information
	College: Wisconsin
	NFL Draft: 1959 / Round: 19 / Pick: 223
	AFL Draft: 1960 / Round: / Pick:
	No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
	* Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1959) Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960–1965); Miami Dolphins (1966); Oakland Raiders (1967–1968);
Career highlights and awards
	* 4× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) 2× AFL champion (1963, 1967); All-Time All-AFL 2nd Team; Only man to play in 7 AFL Championship Games;
Games played	115
Receptions	249
Receiving yards	4,090
Touchdowns	24
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Latest revision as of 09:23, 21 August 2019

David Allen Kocourek (August 20, 1937 – April 24, 2013) was an American gridiron football player. He played college football at Wisconsin.

Career

As a professional, he played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1959, and then played for nine years as a tight end in the American Football League (AFL), from 1960 through 1965 for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers; for the AFL's Miami Dolphins in 1966; and for the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1967 and 1968. He caught 55 passes for 1,055 yards in 1961 for 19.2 yards per reception, helping the Chargers win their second straight AFL West title. He was an AFL All-Star for four straight years, from 1961 through 1964, and was on the Charger team that defeated the Boston Patriots for the 1963 AFL Championship. He played in seven AFL Championship Games, the only man to do so; with the Chargers in 1960 and 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965; and the Oakland Raiders in 1967 and 1968, winning one with each team. He was selected second team tight end on the American Football League All-Time Team. Kocourek participated in nine playoff games in a span of seven seasons, catching 15 passes for 257 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Kocourek served as a color commentator on NBC's AFL and NFL telecasts in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and teamed up with Mark Champion to broadcast Tampa Bay Buccaneers games on the radio in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Kocourek died on April 24, 2013, in Marco Island, Florida after suffering from progressive dementia. His brain has been donated to Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) for further examination as part of the NFL's ongoing concussion study.^[1]

References

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-   |death_place=[[Marco Island]], [[Florida]]
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-   |teams='''[[Canadian Football League|CFL]]''' [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Los Angeles Chargers]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[San Diego Chargers]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Miami Dolphins]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Oakland Raiders]]
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-   |HOF=}}'''Dave Kocourek''' (August 20, 1937 – April 24, 2013) was an American college and [[Professional football|Professional Football]] player who played collegiately at [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]].  As a professional, he played for the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in 1959, and then played for nine years as a tight end in the [[American Football League]], from 1960 through 1965 for the [[San Diego Chargers|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers]]; for the AFL's [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1966; and for the AFL's [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1967 and 1968.  He caught 55 passes for 1,055 yards in 1961 for 19.2 yards per reception, helping the Chargers win their second straight AFL West title.  He was an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] for four straight years, from 1961 through 1964, and was on the Charger team that defeated the [[Boston Patriots]] for the [[1963 AFL season|1963]] [[American Football League#AFL Championship Games|AFL Championship]]. He played in seven AFL Championship Games, the only man to do so; with the Chargers in 1960 and 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965; and the [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1967 and 1968.
+|pastteams=
+* [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ({{CFL Year|1959}})
+* [[San Diego Chargers|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers]] ([[1960 American Football League season|1960]]–[[1965 American Football League season|1965]])
+* [[Miami Dolphins]] ([[1966 American Football League season|1966]])
+* [[Oakland Raiders]] ([[1967 American Football League season|1967]]–[[1968 American Football League season|1968]])
+|highlights=
+* 4× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
+* 2× [[American Football League|AFL]] champion ([[1963 American Football League Championship Game|1963]], [[1967 American Football League Championship Game|1967]])
+* All-Time All-AFL 2nd Team
+* Only man to play in 7 AFL Championship Games
+|statlabel1=Games played
+|statvalue1=115
+|statlabel2=Receptions
+|statvalue2=249
+|statlabel3=Receiving yards
+|statvalue3=4,090
+|statlabel4=Touchdowns
+|statvalue4=24
+|nflnew=davekocourek/2518677
+|pfr=K/KocoDa00
+}}
+'''David Allen Kocourek''' (August 20, 1937 – April 24, 2013) was an American [[gridiron football]] player.  He played [[college football]] at [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]].
+==Career==
-Kocourek died on April 24, 2013, in Marco Island, Florida after suffering from progressive dementia.<ref>[http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/apr/25/nfl-former-tight-end-dave-kocourek-dies-of-brain/]</ref>   His brain has been donated to  Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) for further examination as part of the NFL's ongoing concussion study.<ref>[http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/apr/25/nfl-former-tight-end-dave-kocourek-dies-of-brain/]</ref>
+As a professional, he played for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) in 1959, and then played for nine years as a [[tight end]] in the [[American Football League]] (AFL), from 1960 through 1965 for the [[San Diego Chargers|Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers]]; for the AFL's [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1966; and for the AFL's [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1967 and 1968.  He caught 55 passes for 1,055 yards in 1961 for 19.2 yards per reception, helping the Chargers win their second straight AFL West title.  He was an [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] for four straight years, from 1961 through 1964, and was on the Charger team that defeated the [[Boston Patriots]] for the [[1963 AFL season|1963]] [[American Football League#AFL Championship Games|AFL Championship]]. He played in seven AFL Championship Games, the only man to do so; with the Chargers in 1960 and 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965; and the [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1967 and 1968, winning one with each team.  He was selected second team tight end on the [[American Football League All-Time Team]]. Kocourek participated in nine playoff games in a span of seven seasons, catching 15 passes for 257 yards and 2 touchdowns.
+Kocourek served as a [[color commentator]] on [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]'s AFL and NFL telecasts in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and teamed up with [[Mark Champion]] to broadcast [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] games on the radio in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
+Kocourek died on April 24, 2013, in [[Marco Island, Florida]] after suffering from progressive dementia.   His brain has been donated to [[Boston University]]'s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) for further examination as part of the NFL's ongoing concussion study.<ref>[http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/apr/25/nfl-former-tight-end-dave-kocourek-dies-of-brain/]</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
+* [[List of American Football League players]]
-*Kocourek served as a [[color commentator]] on [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]'s AFL and NFL telecasts in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and teamed up with [[Mark Champion]] to broadcast [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] games on the radio in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsChargers.htm#DaveKocourek Kocourek's 1965 Topps football card]
-*[http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/davidallenkocourek.htm Oldest Living Pro Football Players - Dave Kocourek 2013 Necrology]
 {{1960 Los Angeles Chargers}}
 {{1963 San Diego Chargers}}
 {{1966 Miami Dolphins}}
+{{1967 Oakland Raiders}}
+{{AFL1960s}}
+{{Steelers1959DraftPicks}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Kocourek, Dave
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football playerand announcer
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = August 20, 1937
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = April 24, 2013
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Marco Island, Florida]]
-}}
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