American football player (born 1959)
American football player
David John Levenick (born May 28, 1959) is a former American football linebacker . He played college football at Wisconsin . He was drafted in the 12th round (315th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons .
Early years
Levenick attended Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin . For his senior season, he was named to the United Press International (UPI) All-state team.[1] That off season, he appeared in the inaugural Wisconsin High School Shrine game, recording 12 tackles.[2]
As a freshman, at the University of Wisconsin , Leveneck was part of what head coach John Jardine called a "tremendous" recruiting class.[3] In 1978 , he appeared in 11 games, and started two in relief of injured starter Dave Crossen.[4] In 1979 , he was named a starter, replacing Crossen.[4] In November 1981, the Wisconsin players voted him team MVP for the season .[5] As a senior, he tied Tim Krumrie with 114 total tackles.[5] For the season, Levenick was named Second-team All-Conference .[6] [7] [8]
Professional career
Levenick was selected in the 12th round (315th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons .[9] [10] In early May 1982, he signed his rookie contract.[11] [12]
On August 28, 1984 he was waived by the Falcons.[13] [14] [15] On September 4, 1984, was placed on injured reserve .[16] [17]
References
^ "Four city players get UPI all-state honors" . Wisconsin State Journal . November 23, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dewey, Sellhausen Give Needed Defense in 6-6 Tie" . Waukehsa Daily Freeman . UPI . July 25, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UW Gets 20 Top Gridders" . Waukesha Daily Freeman . UPI . February 17, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (September 1979). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 80, Number 6) Football forecast" . pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ a b Murphy, Thomas H. (January 1982). "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin alumnus (Volume 83, Number 2)" . Wisc.edu . pp. 14–17. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ "Writers name Eason Big Ten quarterback" . The Pantagraph . December 2, 1981. p. 61. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eason leads All-Big Ten" . Kokomo Tribune . December 1, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Herrmann-Young duo leads All-Big Ten" . The Pantagraph . Associated Press . December 2, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NFL Draft" . The Salina Journal . May 2, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pro Football" . The San Bernardino County Sun . April 29, 1982. p. 77. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Transactions" . The Pantagraph . May 13, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Scoreboard - Transactions" . The Gettysburg Times . May 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Transactions" . The New York Times . August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ "The Atlanta Falcons reached the 49-player NFL limit Monday" . UPI.com . August 28, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ "Transactions" . The Salina Journal . August 28, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tuesday's Sports Transactions" . UPI.com . September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ "Scoreboard" . The Index-Journal . September 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .