Ken Dunek

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Ken Dunek
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1957-06-20) June 20, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Marengo (IL)
College: Memphis State
Undrafted: 1980
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kenneth Robert Dunek (born June 20, 1957) is a former professional American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars.

Dunek attended college at Memphis State (now known as University of Memphis) and played forward on the basketball team. He switched to football his senior year in hopes of playing in the NFL. In 1980, he earned a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles roster as a tight end and played for one season. He now resides in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and works as an author, motivational speaker, film producer, and publisher of JerseyMan and PhillyMan Magazines. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Star-studded career for one player". Articles.philly.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. DiStefano, Joseph N. "'Forgotten' Philadelphia Stars in football-movie project", The Philadelphia Inquirer , July 22, 2010. Accessed November 30, 2017. "We were the last true champion in Philadelphia football. We call it "the Team that Time Forgot",' says ex-Stars tight ened Ken Dunek.... Dunek retired to Mount Laurel, whe he runs KRD Marketing LLC; the long-ago Memphis State U journalism student self-published a book of real-life stories last Spring."[ sic ]