Joe Cerne
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Position: | Center | ||||||||
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Born: | Črnomelj, Slovenia | April 26, 1942||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Bradford (Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.) | ||||||||
College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1965 / round: 2 / pick: 16 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1965 / round: 9 / pick: 69 (by the Kansas City Chiefs)[1] | ||||||||
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Joseph Cerne (Slovene: Joe Černe) (born April 26, 1942) is a Slovenian former professional player of American football who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played four seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons. He is the first Slovene to play in the NFL.[2] He was also called the best player in the league at his position. [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Šport Tv | Intervju z Joejem Černetom". www.sport-tv.si. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American football centers
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- People from Črnomelj
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Kenosha, Wisconsin
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs