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If Joe Klecko had played one position for ten years, hed have been considered one of the top two or three players at that position, whichever one it was. Klecko was COO of St. Agnes Baking Company in St. Paul when a 2018 audit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement made him close the bakery for good because 23 of his longtime employees, mostly Mexicans, were not eligible to work in the U.S. Klecko was angry that his loyal employees had lost their jobs, and he put those emotions into his prose poetry collection Hitman-Baker-Casketmaker, winner of a 2020 Midwest Book Award presented by Midwest Independent Publishers Association. * The other websites referenced on this site are owned and operated by their respective companies, and the associated trademarks and logos are the property of those companies. ), In Lincolnland, which Klecko will launch in person this week at the Mann Highland Theatre, he writes about places in the Midwest connected to Honest Abe. On December 26, 2004, during a halftime ceremony, the Jets honored Klecko by retiring his #73 jersey. Joe is the son of Helen and Joseph Edward Klecko. He is from United States. He writes of exchanges with author Jonathan Franzen, who shares his love of birds, and recalls seeing a scarlet tanager in a state park in Minnesota as well as red-headed woodpeckers. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (117th pick overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. I had to block Joe Greene and Merlin Olsen when I was playing and, believe me, Joe Klecko was equal to those two guys. He played college football at Temple. When I was a kid I read about how Reggie Jackson was the most loved and hated baseball player. But before he could join the training, he had a swimming pool accident. He was inducted into the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987. He was waived on September 3. Klecko and his wife, Debbie, currently reside in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and have five children. Ive known my wife since we were 14 years old at Bible camp, Klecko recalls, adding they both married other people, divorced, and got together again. However, when Klecko and Salaam were joined on the Jets' defensive line by Marty Lyons and Mark Gastineau, they formed the top-class defensive line famously known as the New York Sack Exchange. Klecko called 911 and waited for the police to arrive, but sadly Peterson was pronounced dead at the scene. 12. Klecko, 69, thus was captured on video opening the door and breaking into a guttural laugh and shouting to his wife, Debbie, Hey Honey, Joe Namath came to lunch! If New York Jets fans can finally end the drought to get Klecko into Canton, how far away are we from ending the green and whites Super Bowl drought? This may contain information such as company name, job title, address, and time period of service. Only longtime Giant, war hero and Radnor native Emlen Tunnell (1967) precedes him in that regard. The New York Jets selected Joe Klecko out of Temple University (go Owls) with the 144th pick (6th round) in the 1977 NFL draft. rcel.type = 'text/javascript'; Nothing horrible; I fought and irritated people. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Despite being a Pro Bowler at three different positions, a key cog in the New York Sack Exchange, putting up great numbers, Klecko has still been overlooked. 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But there was sadness, too, when he lost his best friends and dearest writing mentors, St. Paul poet laureate Carol Connolly, whose University Club reading series he took over when she wasnt able to host anymore, and Mike The Poet Finley, with whom hed collaborated on chapbooks. From 1977-1981, Joe Klecko racked up 51.5 sacks which on top of his previous stats gives him a whopping 75.5 sacks for his career. 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No charges were filed.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2161047&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233. That year, the Jets lost the AFC championship. June 19, 2019, Klecko in 2010, photo by Debby Wong/Bigstock.com. Joe Klecko (born October 15, 1953 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former American football player, of Polish descent, best remembered for his days as Defensive Lineman; a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange.". They drank beer and smoked cigarettes and treated me like an adult. By joining Kidadl you agree to Kidadls Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receiving marketing communications from Kidadl. Not sure who came to Tunnells door back then. He also appeared on EWTN Life On The Rock show. Klecko made a second appearance with the Jets during their 17-14 playoff victory over the Oakland Raiders. In Chester, Pennsylvania, at St. James High School for Boys, Klecko played football. I needed to vindicate what happened, make sense of it, and move on. Hall of Fame center Dwight Stephenson, in describing Klecko as a "great defensive lineman", considered him one of the two best interior linemen he had ever faced. The official sack statistic didnt become official until 1982. Theres a lot of guys from then, they get around pretty well and I get around pretty well. Klecko was selected as one of three senior candidates in August after failing to get voted in by the regular selection committee for years. He led the Jets with 96 tackles and five forced fumbles, and tied for second with 7.5 sacks to earn his second All-Pro selection, and become the second player, after Frank Gifford, in professional football history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at three different positions. At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. He is only the second Delaware County native to be inducted into the Hall, pending the ceremonies next summer in Canton, Ohio. Hall of Fame tackle Anthony Munoz said about Klecko, "In my 13 seasons, Joe is right there at the top of the defensive ends I had to block, up there with Fred Dean, Lee Roy Selmon and Bruce Smith. '" alt="" title="LiveInternet: number of pageviews and visitors'+ John was Polish. catch(e){var iw=d;var c=d[gi]("M331907ScriptRootC243064");}var dv=iw[ce]('div');dv.id="MG_ID";dv[st][ds]=n;dv.innerHTML=243064;c[ac](dv); Then he joined Temple University and played under Wayne Hardin, a He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer, Joe Klecko, best known as a member of the New York Jets' "New York Sack Exchange" of the early 1980's where he featured along side Mark Gastineau, Marty Lyons, and Abdul Salaam. But I thought I was good enough and that angered me.. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. I was a tough kid, he admits. I educated myself as an adult.. Between 1974 and 1976, the Temple owls were led by Klecko to the All-East team twice and achieved All-American mention as a senior and junior. In St. Paul, people are very passive-aggressive. Bobby Hamilton and David Harris. Klecko was declared an unrestricted free agent on March 2, 2007, but on March 24, 2007, he re-signed with the Colts, agreeing to a one-year contract. Gastineau, for one, went public with his health struggles with early onset dementia, Parkinsons disease and other challenges, and ramifications of career concussions are shadowing the sport as CTE continues to be studied. He told me this was the kite he flew during his Virgil Wander tour and he wanted me to have it for my tour. Joe Klecko was named AFC Defensive Player Of The Year during his illustrious career, during which he made four Pro Bowls. Inducted into the Hall, pending the ceremonies next summer in Canton, Ohio the during! 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