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American football player (born 1959)

Born (1959-05-28) May 28, 1959 (age 66)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight222 lb (101 kg)

Dave Levenick
No. 55
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1959-05-28) May 28, 1959 (age 66) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Grafton (Grafton, Wisconsin)
College	Wisconsin
NFL draft	1982: 12th round, 315th overall pick
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1982–1984)

Awards and highlights
Second-team All-Big Ten (1981)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 12th round of the 1982 NFL draft.

Levenick attended Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin. For his senior season, he was named to the United Press International (UPI) All-state team.^[1] That off season, he appeared in the inaugural Wisconsin High School Shrine game, recording 12 tackles.^[2]

As a freshman, at the University of Wisconsin, Leveneck was part of what head coach John Jardine called a "tremendous" recruiting class.^[3] In 1978, he appeared in 11 games, and started two in relief of injured starter Dave Crossen.^[4] In 1979, he was named a starter, replacing Crossen.^[4] In November 1981, the Wisconsin players voted him team MVP for the season.^[5] As a senior, he tied Tim Krumrie with 114 total tackles.^[5] For the season, Levenick was named Second-team All-Conference.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Professional career

Levenick was selected in the 12th round (315th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.^[9]^[10] In early May 1982, he signed his rookie contract.^[11]^[12]

On August 28, 1984, he was waived by the Falcons.^[13]^[14]^[15] On September 4, 1984, was placed on injured reserve.^[16]^[17]

References

↑ "Four city players get UPI all-state honors". Wisconsin State Journal. November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie". Waukehsa Daily Freeman. UPI. July 25, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "UW Gets 20 Top Gridders". Waukesha Daily Freeman. UPI. February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 Murphy, Thomas H. (September 1979). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast". pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
1 2 Murphy, Thomas H. (January 1982). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2)". Wisc.edu. pp. 14–17. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback". The Pantagraph. December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Eason leads All-Big Ten". Kokomo Tribune. December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "NFL Draft". The Salina Journal. May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Pro Football". The San Bernardino County Sun. April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Transactions". The Pantagraph. May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Scoreboard - Transactions". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday". UPI.com. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Transactions". The Salina Journal. August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI.com. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Scoreboard". The Index-Journal. September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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