Dennis Borcky

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Dennis Borcky
No. 77
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-09-14) September 14, 1964 (age 59)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Chichester (PA)
College: Memphis
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Games started:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Dennis Michael Borcky (born September 14, 1964) is a former American football nose tackle who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants in 1987. [1] [2]

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Career

High School

Borcky played high school football at Chichester High School under Chip Carroll as an offensive and defensive tackle and sometimes as a guard and defensive end. [3] He was also involved in athletics in 1981 and 1982 as a discus and javelin thrower. In 1980 he made The Daily Times' Athletic Honor Role after a game against the Sun Valley Vanguards. [3] In 1981, he won with Chichester the Del Val A League and was named Daily Times Player of the Year and first team All-Delco (1980 and 1981). [4] He was also named AP first-team all-state on offense. [5] In the summer of 1982 he played in the Coaches Grid Classic. [6]

College

Brocky played college football for Memphis from 1983 to 1987. He redshirted his first year in 1982. [7]

NFL

Borcky signed in May 1987 as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a nose tackle. [8] [9] He got waived in August 1987 alongside Warren Seitz, Mike Crow, Corey Gilmore and Mike Clark. [10] He played two games for the New York Giants on the replacement roster during the NFLPA-strike in the 1987 season. In August 1988, he got waived by the Giants together with J. R. Compton. [11]

Family

Borcky's brothers Kevin, Paul and Tim Brocky also played football and Tim got drafted in 1988 in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills. His father Rick and uncles Bud and Al played football and his father played some semipro football for one season. [4] [12] Also his cousins Al Jr., Steve, Ron, Buddy, Bob and Ricci played football. [4] [12] Borcky's brother Rich Jr. was the only basketball player in the family. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dennis Borcky Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Borcky Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Standard of thoughness: Dennis Borcky". Delaware County Daily Times . October 14, 1980. p. 14. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Caykun, Harry (December 10, 1981). "Player of The Year: Tradition spurred Borcky to stardom". Delaware County Daily Times . p. 73. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1981 AP All-State Football Team". Hanover Evening Sun . December 8, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Coaches Big 33 Rosters". Altoona Mirror . July 23, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Recruits, Memphis State". Panama City News Herald . February 11, 1982. p. 26. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Football NFL". Madison Wisconsin State Journal . May 20, 1987. p. 23. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ McCaffery, Jack (May 20, 1987). "Steelers ink Borcky to free agent pact". Delaware County Daily Times . p. 96. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Football". Farmington Daily Times . August 25, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Transactions New York Giants". Nashua Telegraph . August 10, 1988. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 "The last of the Borcky bunch". Delaware County Daily Times . September 28, 1987. p. 64. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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