Dave Levenick Explained

Dave Levenick
Number:55
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:May 28, 1959
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:222
High School:Grafton (WI)
College:Wisconsin
Draftyear:1982
Draftround:12
Draftpick:315
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Pfr:L/LeveDa20

David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the 12th round (315th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons.

Early years

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. 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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: November 23, 1976 . Four city players get UPI all-state honors . 20 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: July 25, 1977 . Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie . 17 . Waukehsa Daily Freeman . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: February 17, 1977 . UW Gets 20 Top Gridders . 13 . Waukesha Daily Freeman . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Murphy . Thomas H. . September 1979 . The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast . February 23, 2017 . 15–16.
  5. Web site: Murphy . Thomas H. . January 1982 . The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2) . February 23, 2017 . Wisc.edu . 14–17 . dead . February 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132200/http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=turn&id=UW.v83i2&entity=UW.v83i2.p0017&isize=text .
  6. News: December 2, 1981 . Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback . 61 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: December 1, 1981 . Eason leads All-Big Ten . 13 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: December 2, 1980 . Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten . 13 . . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: May 2, 1982 . NFL Draft . 25 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: April 29, 1982 . Pro Football . 77 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: May 13, 1982 . Transactions . 49 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: May 13, 1982 . Scoreboard - Transactions . 18 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: August 28, 1984 . Transactions . February 23, 2017 . The New York Times.
  14. Web site: August 28, 1984 . The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday . February 23, 2017 . UPI.com.
  15. News: August 28, 1984 . Transactions . 12 . . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.
  16. Web site: September 5, 1984 . Tuesday's Sports Transactions . February 23, 2017 . UPI.com.
  17. News: September 4, 1984 . Scoreboard . 9 . The Index-Journal . February 23, 2017 . Newspapers.com.

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