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Position: | Tight end | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 27, 1949||
Died: | September 9, 2018 Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 69)||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: |
Phillips Academy ( Andover, Massachusetts) | ||
College: | William & Mary | ||
NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 14 / Pick: 358 | ||
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Dennis Hayden Cambal (January 27, 1949 – September 9, 2018) was an American football player for the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Jets. He played the running back position in college at William & Mary. [1] He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft and was placed on their taxi squad for the 1972 season but then was cut. [2] The Jets signed him as a free agent before the 1973 season and he made the team, playing in 8 games mostly as a tight end and on special teams. [2] [3] [4] [5] He missed 5 games in October and November due to an injury he suffered in the Jets' October 21 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [6] In 1974 he crossed the Jets' picket line during the 1974 NFL strike during the preseason, but was waived before the regular season started. [7] [8]
He died on September 9, 2018, in Barnstable, Massachusetts at age 69. [9]
No. 30 | |||
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Position: | Tight end | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 27, 1949||
Died: | September 9, 2018 Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 69)||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: |
Phillips Academy ( Andover, Massachusetts) | ||
College: | William & Mary | ||
NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 14 / Pick: 358 | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Dennis Hayden Cambal (January 27, 1949 – September 9, 2018) was an American football player for the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Jets. He played the running back position in college at William & Mary. [1] He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft and was placed on their taxi squad for the 1972 season but then was cut. [2] The Jets signed him as a free agent before the 1973 season and he made the team, playing in 8 games mostly as a tight end and on special teams. [2] [3] [4] [5] He missed 5 games in October and November due to an injury he suffered in the Jets' October 21 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [6] In 1974 he crossed the Jets' picket line during the 1974 NFL strike during the preseason, but was waived before the regular season started. [7] [8]
He died on September 9, 2018, in Barnstable, Massachusetts at age 69. [9]