- Sam Havrilak
NFL player
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Birthplace=Monessen, PA ,United States
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College=Bucknell
Position=Running back
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years=1969-1973
1974
teams=Baltimore ColtsNew Orleans Saints
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PFR=Samuel Charles Havrilak (born
December 13 ,1947 inMonessen, Pennsylvania ) was anAmerican football running back in the NFL from 1969 to 1974. He attended Monessen High School near Pittsburgh. Sam Havrilak earned aSuper Bowl ring in January 1971 atSuper Bowl V . Havrilak owns the distinction of being the first player in NFL history to complete a pass, catch a pass and take a handoff in a Super Bowl.Sam Havrilak played
college football atBucknell University where he was named to the All-Pennsylvania Team and MVP of the Middle Atlantic Conference as a senior. Havrilak holds the Bucknell University record for total offense with 397 yards against Colgate in 1968. He was elected to the Bucknell Hall of Fame, Class of 1981.His professional career was spent with both the Baltimore Colts and the
New Orleans Saints .Havrilak is currently a dentist who practices and resides in Baltimore County, Maryland. Sam and his wife Terry have one son, Michael. Sam is an uncle of Maryland State Delegate Eric Bromwell.
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