Dave Petzke Explained

Dave Petzke
School:	Northern Illinois Huskies
Currentnumber:	6
Currentposition:	Wide receiver
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	182
Highlights:	NCAA receiving leader (1978) Third-team All-American (1978) MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year (1978) Northern Illinois Huskies No. 6 retired
Pastschools:	Northern Illinois (1977–1978)

Dave Petzke (born c. 1957) was an American football player. He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team from 1977 to 1978.^{[1] [2] [3]} In 11 games during the 1978 season, he caught 91 passes for 1,215 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led the NCAA Division I-A colleges that year in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.^{[1] [4]} He was selected as the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1978. He later worked for the Capital Financial Group in Boulder, Colorado.^[5]

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dave Petzke. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 28, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906103400/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dave-petzke-1.html. September 6, 2015.
2. Web site: Dave Petzke Bio. Northern Illinois University. October 28, 2015.
3. News: NI's Petzke gets 91st catch. The Pantagraph. November 26, 1978. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Leading Receiver Lacks Publicity. Observer-Reporter. November 18, 1978.
5. Web site: Dave Petzke. Capital Financial Group. October 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306061351/https://www.cfginc.com/conferences/bio.asp?bio=36. March 6, 2016. dead.