Rob Zatechka

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Rob Zatechka
No. 73
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971 (age 52)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Lincoln (NE) East
College: Nebraska
NFL draft: 1995  / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:47
Games started:9
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. [1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. [2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship. [3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft. [4]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center. [5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.

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References

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  5. "Medical students unveil Match Day destinations". University of Nebraska Medical Center. March 19, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2008.