Ray Charles Thielemann (born August 12, 1955) is an American former professional
football
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player who was a
guard
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in the
National Football League for the
Atlanta Falcons
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and the
Washington Redskins. Thielemann played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the second round of the
1977 NFL Draft
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.
At the
University of Arkansas, Thielemann helped the Razorbacks to a 10–2 record, win a share of the 1975 Southwest Conference championship, beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the
1976 Cotton Bowl Classic
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31-10, and finish ranked No. 7 in the final AP poll. He also was on the
Super Bowl XXII
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championship
Washington Redskins team in 1987 as a member of the Redskins' famed "
Hogs" offensive line.
1955 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
Atlanta Falcons players
Washington Redskins players
National Conference Pro Bowl players
Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Players of American football from Houston
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