Dave Levenick
No. 55
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1959-05-28) May 28, 1959 (age 64)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Grafton (WI)
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:1982 / Round: 12 / Pick: 315
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the 12th round (315th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons.

Early years

Levenick attended Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin. For his senior season, he was named to the United Press International (UPI) All-state team.[1] That off season, he appeared in the inaugural Wisconsin High School Shrine game, recording 12 tackles.[2]

As a freshman, at the University of Wisconsin, Leveneck was part of what head coach John Jardine called a "tremendous" recruiting class.[3] In 1978, he appeared in 11 games, and started two in relief of injured starter Dave Crossen.[4] In 1979, he was named a starter, replacing Crossen.[4] In November 1981, the Wisconsin players voted him team MVP for the season.[5] As a senior, he tied Tim Krumrie with 114 total tackles.[5] For the season, Levenick was named Second-team All-Conference.[6][7][8]

Professional career

Levenick was selected in the 12th round (315th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[9][10] In early May 1982, he signed his rookie contract.[11][12]

On August 28, 1984 he was waived by the Falcons.[13][14][15] On September 4, 1984, was placed on injured reserve.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Four city players get UPI all-state honors". Wisconsin State Journal. November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  2. ^ "Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie". Waukehsa Daily Freeman. UPI. July 25, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ^ "UW Gets 20 Top Gridders". Waukesha Daily Freeman. UPI. February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (September 1979). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast". pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (January 1982). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2)". Wisc.edu. pp. 14–17. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback". The Pantagraph. December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  7. ^ "Eason leads All-Big Ten". Kokomo Tribune. December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  8. ^ "Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  9. ^ "NFL Draft". The Salina Journal. May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  10. ^ "Pro Football". The San Bernardino County Sun. April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  11. ^ "Transactions". The Pantagraph. May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  12. ^ "Scoreboard - Transactions". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  13. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday". UPI.com. August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Transactions". The Salina Journal. August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  16. ^ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI.com. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  17. ^ "Scoreboard". The Index-Journal. September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
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