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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
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 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1977 | 24 | NYJ | ldt | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 25 | NYJ | RDE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 26 | NYJ | RDT | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 27 | NYJ | RDE | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981*+ | 28 | NYJ | RDE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 29 | NYJ | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983* | 30 | NYJ | LDT | 16 | 16 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1984* | 31 | NYJ | ldt | 12 | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1985*+ | 32 | NYJ | NT | 16 | 16 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 33 | NYJ | NT | 11 | 10 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | 34 | NYJ | NT | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 35 | IND | NT | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 155 | 143 | 24.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | NYJ | 140 | 129 | 24.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | IND | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
GlossaryPro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1985 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1985 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1985 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1986 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |