Bill Lenkaitis

Bill Lenkaitis
No. 51, 67
Position:	Center, guard
Personal information
Born:	June 30, 1946; Cleveland, Ohio
Died:	August 27, 2016 (aged 70)
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College:	Penn State
AFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (1968–1970); New England Patriots (1971–1981);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

William Edward Lenkaitis (June 30, 1946 – August 27, 2016) was an American professional football player. He was a center and guard who played fourteen professional seasons. He played with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1968 and 1969, and with the National Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1970. He then spent eleven seasons (1971–1981) with the NFL's New England Patriots. Lenkaitis attended Penn State University, and subsequently earned his dental degree in the offseason from the University of Tennessee. He was the Patriots' dentist for many years, both when he was playing and beyond. At the time he was the only practicing dentist in the league.^[1]

Lenkaitis died of brain cancer in 2016 and later diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy after death.^[2]

References[]

^ "Official Biography". The New England Patriots Online. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^ Hohler, Bob (2017-10-28). "Big men with broken minds: The largely forgotten faces of the Patriots franchise". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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[1] "Official Biography". The New England Patriots Online. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

[hohler20171028-2] Hohler, Bob (2017-10-28). "Big men with broken minds: The largely forgotten faces of the Patriots franchise". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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