Rob Zatechka Explained

Rob Zatechka
Number:73
Position:Guard
Birth Date:December 1, 1971
Birth Place:Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:313
High School:Lincoln (NE) East
College:Nebraska
Draftyear:1995
Draftround:4
Draftpick:128
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:47
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:9
Pfr:ZateRo20

Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971.[1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft out of the University of Nebraska.[2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship.[3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.[4]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320lb to 260lb before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.[5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Giants 1995 Official Information Guide . 143.
  2. Web site: 1995 NFL Draft Listing . March 31, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Previous Walter Byers Scholars. January 26, 2008. The National Collegiate Athletic Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080705151433/http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/scholarships/byers/winner_list. July 5, 2008.
  4. Web site: PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks . February 1, 2008. July 6, 1995. New York Times. Freeman, Mike.
  5. Web site: Medical students unveil Match Day destinations. January 26, 2008. University of Nebraska Medical Center. March 19, 2004.