Tom Rychlec
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1934 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 17, 2023 (aged 89) Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Monson Academy (MA) | ||||||||
| College | American International | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1957: 10th round, 119th overall pick | ||||||||
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Thomas Richard Rychlec (Pronounced: RYE-lek) (September 11, 1934 – October 17, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for five seasons with the National Football League's Detroit Lions and the American Football League's Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.[1] Rychlec died in Meriden, Connecticut, on October 17, 2023, at the age of 89.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tom Rychlec Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Thomas R. Rychlec". SSR Funeral Homes. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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- 1934 births
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- Sportspeople from Meriden, Connecticut
- Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut
- American football tight ends
- American International Yellow Jackets football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- American Football League players
- American football tight end, pre-1950 birth stubs