Jack Squirek
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| No. 58, 53 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | February 16, 1959 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | January 5, 2024 (aged 64) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Cuyahoga Heights (Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982: 2nd round, 35th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Jack Steve Squirek (February 16, 1959 – January 5, 2024) was an American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1982 to 1986 and for the Miami Dolphins in 1986. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He won a Super Bowl with the Raiders.[1]
Squirek's most famous play is his interception in Super Bowl XVIII against the Washington Redskins: before the end of the first half, a Raiders drive stalled when Jim Plunkett's third down pass was incomplete, but Ray Guy's 27-yard punt pinned Washington at their own 12-yard line with 12 seconds left in the half. On the next play, Squirek intercepted Joe Theismann's screen pass and returned it for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 21–3 halftime lead. The Raiders went on to win, 38–9.
