: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 =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1977|1984}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXII)
- First-team All-Pro (1982)
- 3× Pro Bowl (1981–1983)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1977)
- 2× First-team All-SWC (1975, 1976)
- Cotton Bowl champion (1976)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 157
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 148
| pfr = T/ThieR.00
}}
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: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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