Joe Tereshinski Sr.

Joe Tereshinski Sr.

No. 37, 89
Position:	End Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1923-12-07)December 7, 1923 Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
Died:	June 9, 2013(2013-06-09) (aged 89) Athens, Georgia
Career information
College:	Georgia
NFL Draft:	1946 / Round: 13 / Pick: 119
Career history
As a player:
Washington Redskins (1947–1954)
As a coach:
Washington Redskins (1955-1959) (Ends)
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards: 451 Interceptions: 1 Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at NFL.com

Joseph Peter Tereshinski Sr. (December 7, 1923 – June 9, 2013) was an American football tight end and assistant coach in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1946 NFL Draft. After his retirement in 1954, he became an assistant coach for the Redskins and served in that capacity until 1960

Tereshinski was the father of former Georgia Bulldogs and . He was also the grandfather of former Bulldogs quarterback Joe Tereshinski III and , a former tight end of Wake Forest. He died at an assisted living facility in Athens, Georgia, in 2013.^[1]

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External links[]

• Joe Tereshinski Sr. at Find a Grave

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