Dennis Patera

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Dennis Patera
No. 14
Position Placekicker
Personal information
Born (1945-10-17) October 17, 1945 (age 80)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school Cleveland (Portland)
College BYU
NFL draft 1968: 17th round, 449th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Field goals2
Field goal attempts8
Field goal %25.0
Longest field goal21
Extra points10
Extra point attempts13
Extra point %76.9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dennis Allen Patera (born October 17, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the seventeenth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He first enrolled at Columbia Basin College before transferring to play college football for the BYU Cougars.

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Early life

Patera was a two-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in track and field at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] He earned All-PIL Honorable Mention honors in football. He was also the PIL Discus champion and State Meet Discus champion in track. [2] Patera was inducted into the PIL Hall of Fame in 2011. [3]

College career

Patera initially attended Columbia Basin College. [1] He transferred to Brigham Young University and was a letterman in football and track for the BYU Cougars. He set school records in football for most points scored and longest field goal with a 53 yarder. Patera was also 2nd place in WAC Discus in track. [2]

Professional career

Patera was selected by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL with the 449th pick in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played in five games for the team during the 1968 season. [1]

Personal life

Patera is the brother of professional wrestler Ken Patera and American football player and coach Jack Patera. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DENNIS PATERA". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dennis Patera". pilhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "PIL Hall of Fame Current Membership". pilhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Everyone Is A Brother At BYU, Especially Patera's". The Daily Herald . June 14, 1967. p. 40. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "1961 Topps #26: Jack Patera". footballcardgallery.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
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