Dave Levenick

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Dave Levenick
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1959-05-28) May 28, 1959 (age 65)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Grafton (WI)
College: Wisconsin
NFL draft: 1982  / round: 12 / pick: 315
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the 12th round (315th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons.

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Early years

Levenick attended Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin. For his senior season, he was named to the United Press International (UPI) All-state team. [1] That off season, he appeared in the inaugural Wisconsin High School Shrine game, recording 12 tackles. [2]

As a freshman, at the University of Wisconsin, Leveneck was part of what head coach John Jardine called a "tremendous" recruiting class. [3] In 1978, he appeared in 11 games, and started two in relief of injured starter Dave Crossen. [4] In 1979, he was named a starter, replacing Crossen. [4] In November 1981, the Wisconsin players voted him team MVP for the season. [5] As a senior, he tied Tim Krumrie with 114 total tackles. [5] For the season, Levenick was named Second-team All-Conference. [6] [7] [8]

Professional career

Levenick was selected in the 12th round (315th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. [9] [10] In early May 1982, he signed his rookie contract. [11] [12]

On August 28, 1984, he was waived by the Falcons. [13] [14] [15] On September 4, 1984, was placed on injured reserve. [16] [17]

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  1. ↑ "Four city players get UPI all-state honors". Wisconsin State Journal . November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  2. ↑ "Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie". Waukehsa Daily Freeman. UPI. July 25, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. ↑ "UW Gets 20 Top Gridders". Waukesha Daily Freeman. UPI. February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. 1 2 Murphy, Thomas H. (September 1979). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast". pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Murphy, Thomas H. (January 1982). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2)". Wisc.edu. pp. 14–17. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback". The Pantagraph . December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  7. ↑ "Eason leads All-Big Ten". Kokomo Tribune . December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  8. ↑ "Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "NFL Draft". The Salina Journal . May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  10. ↑ "Pro Football". The San Bernardino County Sun . April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  11. ↑ "Transactions". The Pantagraph . May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  12. ↑ "Scoreboard - Transactions". The Gettysburg Times . May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  13. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times . August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday". UPI.com. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Transactions". The Salina Journal . August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  16. ↑ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI.com. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Scoreboard". The Index-Journal. September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg


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