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 former American football placekicker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventeenth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He first enrolled at Columbia Basin College before transferring to Brigham Young University. Patera attended Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon.[1]
Early years
[edit]Patera was a two-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in track and field at Cleveland High School. He earned All-PIL Honorable Mention honors in football. He was also the PIL Discus Champion 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 attended Columbia Basin College.[1] He transferred to Brigham Young University and was a letterman in football and track for the BYU Cougars. He set school records in football for most points scored and longest field goal with a 53 yarder. Patera was also 2nd place in WAC Discus in track.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Patera was selected by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL with the 449th pick in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played in five games for the team during the 1968 season.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Patera is the brother of professional wrestler Ken Patera and American football player and coach Jack Patera.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "DENNIS PATERA". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "Dennis Patera". pilhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "PIL Hall of Fame Current Membership". pilhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "Everyone Is A Brother At BYU, Especially Patera's". The Daily Herald. June 14, 1967. p. 40. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "1961 Topps #26: Jack Patera". footballcardgallery.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 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
- 20th-century American sportsmen