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Tony Degrate

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Tony Degrate
No. 95
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1962-04-25) April 25, 1962 (age 62)
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 / round: 5 / pick: 127
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
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

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Degrate was born in Snyder, Texas.[1] He attended Snyder High School,[2] and played high school football for the Snyder Tigers.

College career

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Tony Degrate. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tony Degrate Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. ^ a b TexasSports.com, Football, All-Time Lettermen, Tony Degrate Profile. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 9, 16, 20 (2011). Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tony Degrate Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.