Joe Klecko

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Joe Klecko is a former American football defensive lineman best known as a dominant member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
Pro Football Hall of Famer
defensive lineman
human
allProSelectionCount 2
associatedWithCity New York City
associatedWithFranchise New York Jets
collegeAttended Temple University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-10-15
draftedBy New York Jets
draftLeague NFL
draftPickNumber 144
draftRound 6
draftYear 1977
era 20th-century American football player
familyName Klecko
fullName Joseph Edward Klecko
gender male
givenName Joseph
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2023
hasNickname member of the New York Sack Exchange
honor New York Jets Ring of Honor
inductedIntoHallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 73
league National Football League
memberOf New York Sack Exchange
memberOfSportsTeam New York Jets
nflTeamTenure Indianapolis Colts, 1988
New York Jets, 1977–1987
notableAchievement Pro Bowl selection at multiple defensive line positions
notableFor member of the New York Sack Exchange
occupation professional American football player
placeOfBirth Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
playedCollegeFootballFor Temple Owls football
playedFor Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets
positionPlayed defensive end
defensive tackle
nose tackle
proBowlSelectionCount 4
recognizedFor ability to play multiple defensive line positions at a Pro Bowl level
retired true
sport American football
teammateInNewYorkSackExchange Abdul Salaam
Mark Gastineau
Marty Lyons


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