ROBERT ZATECHKA

Games played:	47
Games started:	9

Rob Zatechka
No. 73
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	December 1, 1971 (age 52); Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lincoln (NE) East
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Career history
	New York Giants ( 1995– 1998);
Career highlights and awards
	National champion ( 1994); Draddy Trophy (1994); Second-team All- Big Eight ( 1994);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	47
Games started:	9

Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971.^[1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska.^[2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship.^[3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.^[4]

After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center.^[5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.

References

^ Giants 1995 Official Information Guide. p. 143.
^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ "Previous Walter Byers Scholars". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
^ Freeman, Mike (July 6, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks". New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
^ "Medical students unveil Match Day destinations". University of Nebraska Medical Center. March 19, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2008.

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[1] Giants 1995 Official Information Guide. p. 143.

[2] "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[3] "Previous Walter Byers Scholars". The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.

[4] Freeman, Mike (July 6, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; No Delay of Game Now On Giants' Draft Picks". New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2008.

[5] "Medical students unveil Match Day destinations". University of Nebraska Medical Center. March 19, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2008.

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