Jack Cvercko (January 24, 1941) is a former

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player. A prominent

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for the

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, selected an All-American in

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

. He was picked in the

1963 NFL Draft The 1963 National Football League draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962. The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles Ram ...

, but a chronic knee injury prevented him from becoming a professional football player. His brother was

Andy Cvercko Andrew Bertram Cvercko (November 6, 1937 – December 3, 2010) was an American football Guard (American football), guard in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football ...

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1941 births Living people Players of American football from Ohio American football guards Northwestern Wildcats football players All-American college football players {{collegefootball-player-stub