Frederick Henry Mazurek (born March 21, 1943) is a former

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flanker in the

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. Fred received a scholarship from Pitt and was the starting quarterback for the Pitt Panthers from 1961 to 1965. They played for the national championship in 1963 against Navy and lost 7 to 6 (Roger Staubach was the quarterback for Navy). He also played baseball and was an

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n center fielder for the baseball team at the

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Personal life

Mazurek's younger sister Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is dean of the College of Nursing at

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1943 births Living people American football wide receivers American people of Polish descent People from Uniontown, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Panthers baseball players Pittsburgh Panthers football players Players of American football from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area Washington Redskins players {{widereceiver-1940s-stub