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R. C. Thielemann

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R. C. Thielemann
No. 68, 69
Date of birth (1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Place of birthHouston, Texas
Career information
Position(s)Guard
US collegeArkansas
NFL draft1977 / round: 2 / pick: 36
Career history
As player
1977–1984Atlanta Falcons
1985–1988Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls1981, 1982, 1983
Career stats

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.