David Petway

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David Petway
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-17) October 17, 1955 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake View (IL)
College: Northern Illinois (1977–1980)
Undrafted: 1981
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

David Petway (born October 17, 1955) is a former defensive back for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.

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Early life and college career

Petway was born on October 17, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, where he graduated from Lake View High School. [1] After high school, he attended Northern Illinois University (NIU) where he played for their football team. He became a starter at safety as a freshman. [2] [3] That season, he returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in a game against Southern Illinois University, which was only the second time in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history this was accomplished and tied a NCAA record. [4] [5] [6] He helped NIU have the third best pass defense in the nation on the year. [3]

Petway remained a starter in 1978 and despite being limited by a leg injury, was able to compile 34 solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles. [6] Petway, who majored in finance and attended the NIU College of Business, was named to the All-MAC Academic team at the end of year, having a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.1. [6] He switched from strong safety to free safety prior to the 1979 season. [7] He was named in 1979 as among the three players giving NIU "one of the best secondaries in the MAC" and received another selection to the MAC All-Academic team. [8] [9] As a senior in 1980, Petway was selected as the team's "Outstanding Defensive Back", [10] was chosen as one of two Huskies for first-team All-MAC, [11] and was named by Associated Press an honorable mention All-American. [12] He additionally received selections to the All-MAC Academic and All-District Four Academic teams, being the first three-time All-Academic selection in school history. [13] [14] He finished his collegiate career in the top-20 in school history in tackles and later was named one of the 10 players for the "All-Time Huskie Stadium team" in 1995. [15] [16]

Professional career

Petway went undrafted in the 1981 NFL Draft, but was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Packers. [1] Prior to the start of the 1981 NFL season, Petway was released by the Packers. However, after a late season injury to safety Johnny Gray, Petway was brought back and played six games for the team. [1] [17] [18] Prior to the next season, the Packers released him. [19] After his NFL career, Petway had a try-out for the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League (USFL). [20]

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