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Joe Klecko

Joseph Edward Klecko

Position: DT-NT-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 263 lbs.
Born: October 15, 1953 in Chester, PA
College: Temple

Career AV: 76 (445th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 6th round (144th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1977 24 NYJ ldt 73 13 6 3
1978 25 NYJ RDE 73 16 16 0 1 0 0 6
1979 26 NYJ RDT 73 16 16 6
1980 27 NYJ RDE 73 15 15 6
1981*+ 28 NYJ RDE 73 16 16 0 2 0 0 15
1982 29 NYJ 73 2 0 2.0 1
1983* 30 NYJ LDT 73 16 16 6.5 0 1 0 0 13
1984* 31 NYJ ldt 73 12 11 3.0 0 2 0 0 9
1985*+ 32 NYJ NT 73 16 16 7.5 0 1 0 0 18
1986 33 NYJ NT 73 11 10 4.0 4
1987 34 NYJ NT 73 7 7 1.0 0 1 0 0 3
1988 35 IND NT 73 15 14 0 1 0 0 7
Career 155 143 24.0 0 9 0 0 91
11 yrs NYJ 140 129 24.0 0 8 0 0 84
1 yr CLT 15 14 0 1 0 0 7

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1981
1983
1984
1985

First-Team All-Pro

1981
1985

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1979UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1981Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1983Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1986UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.