Dick Chorovich
| Dick Chorovich | |
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| Nr. 78, 71 | |
| Posisjon: Defensive tackle | |
| Informasjon | |
| Født: 28. november 1932 | |
| Fødested: St. Clairsville | |
| Død: 15. juli 1997 (64 år) | |
| Vekt: 118 kg | |
| Karriereinformasjon | |
| High School: St. Clairsville (OH) | |
| College: Miami (OH) | |
| NFL Draft: 1955 / Runde: 12 / Pick 136 | |
| Laghistorie | |
| Spillerstatistikk på PFR | |
| Spillerstatistikk på NFL.com | |
Dick Chorovich (født 28. november 1932 i St. Clairsville i Ohio, død 15. juli 1997) var en defensive tackle i amerikansk fotball. The Journal Herald beskrev ham som «the biggest football player in the history of Miami university.»[1] Han spilte for Baltimore Colts i National Football League (NFL) i 1955 og 1956 og for Los Angeles Chargers i American Football League (AFL) i 1960.[2]
I selvbiografien sin hadde NFL Hall of Famer Art Donovan dette å si om Chorovich, som var lagkameraten hans på Colts: «We had an offensive lineman named Dick Chorovich, who came along in 1955, and I swear, this guy could have been the greatest lineman to ever play the game. Chorovich had it all—size, speed, and a mean streak a mile wide. We used to joke that the Colts were hiding the fact that they had drafted him out of Joliet State Prison. With our defensive line, any rookie offensive lineman who came along was guaranteed to take a beating. But this kid Chorovich was pushing guys like me and Gino [Marchetti] around like we were goddamn high-school kids. Anyway, Chorovich was from Miami of Ohio, and that's where Weeb [Ewbank] had begun his coaching career. And Weeb hated this kid because he was a real wise guy. Plus, I think Weeb just wanted to be the biggest name to come out of Miami of Ohio. He ran Dick Chorovich ragged, and after two seasons, he ran him right out of the league. He took the worst beating of any rookie lineman ever to come to a Colt camp.»[3]
Chorovich hadde ikke et stort comeback i 1960, hvor han spilte i alle de 14 seriekampene for Los Angeles Chargers og stilte til starte i 12 av dem på vei til førsteplass i AFL West. Han ble også utnevnt AFL Defensive Player of the Week etter Chargers’ seier over Broncos i uke 6. Etter kampen sa Denvers quarterback Tripucka, «That Chorovich was the toughest lineman I've operated against this season.»[4]
Referanser[rediger | rediger kilde]
- ^ «Dick Chorovich Signs Pro Pact With Baltimore». The Journal Herald. 10. februar 1955.
- ^ «Dick Chorovich Stats». Pro-Football-Reference.com (engelsk). Besøkt 15. januar 2024.
- ^ Donovan, Arthur (1987). Fatso: Football When Men Were Really Men. William Morrow and Company, Inc. s. 183. ISBN 0-688-07340-9.
- ^ «Dick Chorovich Wins Defensive Honors in AFL». The Galveston Daily News. 19. oktober 1960.