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| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: April 25, 1962 | |
| Place of birth: Snyder, Texas | |
| Career information | |
| College: University of Texas | |
| NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 127 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Green Bay Packers ( 1985) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
* Lombardi Award (1984)
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Anthony "Tony" Degrate (born April 25, 1962) is a former American college and 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 University of Texas, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1985 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Green Bay Packers.
Early years[]
Degrate was born in Snyder, Texas.[1] He attended Snyder High School,[2] and played high school football for the Snyder Tigers.
College career[]
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[]
The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Degrate 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[]
- 1984 College Football All-America Team
- List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Texas Longhorns
References[]
- ↑ National Football League, Historical Players, Tony Degrate. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tony Degrate Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1985 National Football League Draft. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Tony Degrate. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
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