:Ted Albrecht

{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 64

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|8}}

| birth_place = Harvey, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 253

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 15

| high_school = Vallejo (CA)

| college = California

| pastteams =

Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1977|1981}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 77

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 75

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = AlbrTe20

}}

Theodore Carl Albrecht (born October 8, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for five seasons for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL)."[http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=ALB553720 Ted Albrecht]", nfl.com, retrieved 2010-10-17 He played college football for the California Golden Bears. Albrecht currently serves as an analyst for Northwestern University football broadcasts on WGN (AM) radio.

Early life and education

Albrecht was born in Harvey, Illinois and moved with his family to northern California at the age of 3.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}} He played football at Vallejo High School in Vallejo, California.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

College career

Albrecht earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he started 33 straight games at offensive tackle, made several All-America teams and appeared on Bob Hope's Christmas show with the Associated Press All-America Squad.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Mandernach |title=Life After Football |work=Chicago Tribune |page=1 |date=April 16, 1995 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

Pro football career

Albrecht was chosen in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft, and he played six seasons for the Chicago Bears as an offensive lineman. He made the All-Rookie team in 1977 and was a Pro Bowl alternate in 1979.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Mandernach |title=Life After Football |work=Chicago Tribune |page=1 |date=April 16, 1995 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

Ultimately, Albrecht's bum back ended his career, and he announced his retirement at age 28 in 1983.{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/07/27/Ted-Albrecht-a-veteran-Chicago-Bears-offensive-lineman-who/6976428126400/|title=Ted Albrecht, a veteran Chicago Bears offensive lineman who...|work=UPI|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

After football

After retiring, Albrecht founded a travel agency, Albrecht Travel Systems, and began providing color commentary of Northwestern University football on WBBM (AM) radio.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

Albrecht shifted to WGN (AM) radio in 1996 after that station picked up coverage of Northwestern University football radio broadcasts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/27/eanet-switches-to-wgn-minkoff-out/|title=Eanet Switches To Wgn|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}} In early 2016, WGN and Northwestern announced a four-year extension of their contract through the end of the 2019-2020 season.{{Cite news|url=http://wgnradio.com/2016/02/26/northwestern-athletics-and-wgn-radio-agree-to-four-year-broadcast-extension/|title=Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio agree to four-year broadcast extension|date=2016-02-26|work=WGN Radio - 720 AM|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}} Albrecht has continued to do color commentary during Northwestern football broadcasts.{{Cite news|url=http://wgnradio.com/2016/02/26/northwestern-athletics-and-wgn-radio-agree-to-four-year-broadcast-extension/|title=Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio agree to four-year broadcast extension|date=2016-02-26|work=WGN Radio - 720 AM|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}}

Personal

Albrecht lives in Winnetka, Illinois.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} Albrecht and his wife had two daughters with LuJean, Brianna and Ashley.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}

References

Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Harvey, Illinois

Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois

Category:American football offensive tackles

Category:California Golden Bears football players

Category:Chicago Bears players

Category:Players of American football from Vallejo, California

Category:Brian Piccolo Award winners