Andy Cvercko
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Campbell, Ohio, U.S.
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | November 6, 1937 Campbell, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 13, 2010 (aged 73) Rolling Meadows, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Campbell Memorial (OH) | ||||||||
| College | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959: 5th round, 55th overall pick | ||||||||
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Andrew Bertram Cvercko (November 6, 1937 – December 3, 2010) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northwestern University.
Cvercko attended Campbell Memorial High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Northwestern University, where he was coached by Ara Parseghian. He became a two-way left tackle and a three-year starter.
As a senior, he was awarded the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to a male and female athlete at each of the Big Ten institutions, who demonstrates the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.[1]
In 2000, he was inducted into the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame.