Kenneth Robert Dunek (born June 20, 1957) is a former professional

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who played in the

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(NFL) for the

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and in the

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(USFL) for the

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. Dunek attended college at Memphis State (now known as

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) and played forward on the basketball team. He switched to football his senior year in hopes of playing in the

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. In 1980, he earned a spot on the

roster as a tight end and played for one season. He now resides in

Mount Laurel, New Jersey Mount Laurel is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the South Jersey region. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 41,864, reflecting an increase of 1 ...

, and works as an author, motivational speaker, film producer, and publisher of JerseyMan and PhillyMan Magazines.DiStefano, Joseph N
"'Forgotten' Philadelphia Stars in football-movie project"
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'', July 22, 2010. Accessed November 30, 2017. "We were the last true champion in Philadelphia football. We call it "the Team that Time Forgot",' says ex-Stars tight ened [sic] Ken Dunek.... Dunek retired to Mount Laurel, whe [sic] he runs KRD Marketing LLC; the long-ago Memphis State U journalism student self-published a book of real-life stories last Spring."

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1957 births Living people Players of American football from Chicago Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars players Philadelphia Eagles players Memphis Tigers football players American football tight ends People from Mount Laurel, New Jersey {{tightend-1950s-stub