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Deral Teteak

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Deral Teteak
Personal information
Born:(1929-12-11)December 11, 1929
Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:December 18, 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 85)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school:Oshkosh (Wisconsin)
College:Wisconsin
Position:Guard, Linebacker
NFL draft:1952 / round: 9 / pick: 100
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:49
Interceptions:6
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Deral Teteak (December 11, 1929 – December 18, 2014) was an American football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers.[1] He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1987.[2]

Teteak was born on December 11, 1929, the son of Miles Teteak and Aritha Hansen Teteak. He attended Oshkosh High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] After playing for the Packers, he worked as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin.[1][3]

Teteak died on December 18, 2014, in a nursing home in Naples, Florida, at the age of 85. He was married for almost 60 years to his wife, Shirley. He had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Lynn.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Deral Teteack To Be Speaker at UW Dinner". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 30, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved December 26, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Christl, Cliff. "Deral Teteak". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Packer Deral Teteack Is Sold on 'Little' Brother's Ability". The Post-Crescent. January 27, 1959. p. 21. Retrieved December 26, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Packers MLB, Deral Teteak, dies at 85". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2014.