:R. C. Thielemann

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = R. C. Thielemann

| image =

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| caption =

| number = 68, 69

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|8|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 255

| high_school = Spring Woods (Houston)

| college = Arkansas

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 36

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 157

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 148

| pfr = T/ThieR.00

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Raymond Charles Thielemann (born August 12, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins. Thielemann played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the second round of the 1977 NFL draft.

At the University of Arkansas, Thielemann helped the Razorbacks to a 10–2 record, win a share of the 1975 Southwest Conference championship, beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic 31–10, and finish ranked No. 7 in the final AP poll. He also was on the Super Bowl XXII championship Washington Redskins team in 1987 as a member of the Redskins' famed "Hogs" offensive line.

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Category:1955 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:Atlanta Falcons players

Category:Washington Redskins players

Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players

Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football players

Category:Players of American football from Houston

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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