Joe Tereshinski Sr. Explained

Position:End
Linebacker
Number:37, 89
Birth Date:7 December 1923
Birth Place:Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Draftyear:1946
Draftround:13
Draftpick:119
College:Georgia
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receiving yards
Statvalue1:451
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:4

Joseph Peter Tereshinski Sr. (December 7, 1923 – June 9, 2013) was an American football tight end and assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1946 NFL draft. After his retirement in 1954, he became an assistant coach for the Redskins and served in that capacity until 1960

Tereshinski was the father of former Georgia Bulldogs Joe Tereshinski Jr. and Wally Tereshinski and the grandfather of former Bulldogs quarterback Joe Tereshinski III and John Tereshinski, a former tight end of Wake Forest.

He died at an assisted living facility in Athens, Georgia, in 2013.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Tereshinski, Sr., Dies in Athens at Age 89 - University of Georgia Official Athletic Site . georgiadogs.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231847/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061113aaa.html . 2016-03-03.