Deral Teteak

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Deral Teteak
Personal information
Born:(1929-12-11)December 11, 1929
Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:December 18, 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 85)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school: Oshkosh (Wisconsin)
College: Wisconsin
Position: Guard, Linebacker
NFL draft: 1952: 9th round, 100th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:49
Interceptions:6
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Deral Teteak (December 11, 1929 – December 18, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a guard and linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1987. [2]

Teteak was born on December 11, 1929, the son of Miles Teteak and Aritha Hansen Teteak. He attended Oshkosh High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [1] After playing for the Packers, he worked as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin. [1] [3]

Teteak died on December 18, 2014, in a nursing home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 85. He was married for almost 60 years to his wife, Shirley. He had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Lynn. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Deral Teteack To Be Speaker at UW Dinner". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 30, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved December 26, 2014 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Christl, Cliff. "Deral Teteak". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. "Former Packer Deral Teteack Is Sold on 'Little' Brother's Ability". The Post-Crescent. January 27, 1959. p. 21. Retrieved December 26, 2014 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Packers MLB, Deral Teteak, dies at 85". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2014.