R. C. Thielemann
Appearance
No. 68, 69 | |
Date of birth | August 12, 1955 |
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Place of birth | Houston, Texas |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
US college | Arkansas |
NFL draft | 1977 / round: 2 / pick: 36 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1984 | Atlanta Falcons |
1985–1988 | Washington Redskins |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Career stats | |
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Ray Charles Thielemann (born August 12, 1955 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins. Thielemann played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft. In college, Thielemann helped Arkansas to a 10-2 record, win a share of the 1975 Southwest Conference championship, beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic 31-10, and finish ranked #7 in the final AP poll. He also was on the Super Bowl XXII championship Washington Redskins team in 1987 as a member of the famed "Hogs", which is what the Washington offensive linemen were called then.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American football offensive guards
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Washington Redskins players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Sportspeople from Houston
- Players of American football from Texas
- Super Bowl champions
- American football offensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs