Steve Okoniewski
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Bremerton, Washington, U.S. | August 22, 1949||||||
Died: | February 25, 2024 Bellevue, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Central Kitsap (Silverdale, Washington) | ||||||
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NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 2 / pick: 41 | ||||||
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Steve Okoniewski (August 22, 1949 – February 25, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He retired as principal from Luxemburg-Casco High School located in Luxemburg, Wisconsin and was a volunteer coach with that team's Spartans football program.[citation needed] Okoniewski died on February 25, 2024, at the age of 74.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Okoniewski Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Former Packers DT Steve Okoniewski dies at 74". Green Bay Packers. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2024 deaths
- American football defensive linemen
- Buffalo Bills players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Montana Grizzlies football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Washington Huskies football players
- High school football coaches in Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Bremerton, Washington
- People from Luxemburg, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Washington (state)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs