Joe Tereshinski Sr. American football player

Joseph Peter Tereshinski, Sr. (December 7, 1923 – June 9, 2013) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1946 NFL Draft.Tereshinski was the father of former Georgia Bulldogs Joe Tereshinski, Jr. and Wally Tereshinski. He was also the grandfather of former Bulldogs quarterback Joe Tereshinski III and John Tereshinski, a former tight end of Wake Forest. He died at an assisted living facility in Athens, Georgia, in 2013.

Personal facts

Joe Tereshinski Sr.
Alias (AKA)Tereshinski Joseph Peter Sr.
Birth dateDecember 07, 1923
Birth place
Glen Lyon Pennsylvania
Date of deathJune 09, 2013
Place of death
Athens Georgia , University of Georgia

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American football player

Career start1947
Career end1954
Draft pick119
Draft round13
Draft year1946
Position
Linebacker
End (American football)
teams
Washington Redskins

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