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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cambridge, Nebraska, U.S. | January 8, 1952
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lincoln (NE) Northeast |
College: | Nebraska |
NFL draft: | 1974: 7th round, 178th pick |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Maurice Albert Damkroger (born January 8, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a at fullback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 1974 NFL draft. [1] [2]
He was also drafted by MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970 out of high school. His father, Ralph and brother, Steve also played football at Nebraska; Ralph was an End for the Cornhuskers during the 1940s, and Steve played linebacker at UNL from 1979 to 1982.