Pete Emelianchik
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| Position | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 19, 1943 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Abraham Lincoln High School |
| College | University of Richmond |
| NFL draft | 1966: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Peter Adam Emelianchik, (born November 19, 1943) is a retired American football player. Emelianchik is one of three players to have played football at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn and reach the National Football League.[3]
Emelianchik played tight end for the Dodge City Junior College Conquistadors in 1961 and 1962, and was voted Junior College All American in 1962.[4] He then played for the University of Richmond Spiders in 1963 and 1964.[5] Emelianchik was voted all-Southern Conference at end as a junior in 1963,[6][7] but was injured during his senior year and not drafted by any NFL teams. He was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967, and played on special teams in the last game of the season against the Cleveland Browns[8] but did not record any statistics.[9]
Emelianchik returned to the Eagles for training camp in 1968, and even caught a touchdown pass from John Huarte in a preseason game,[10] but did not make the team.
His football career ended when he was the first player cut in training camp by the New York Giants in 1969.[11]