Chris Dieterich

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = File:Dieterich Rookie 1980.jpg

| caption = Dieterich in 1980

| number = 72

| position = Tackle
Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|7|27}}

| birth_place = Freeport, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 262

| high_school = Ward Melville
(Suffolk County, New York)

| college = NC State

| draftyear = 1980

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 140

| teams = * Detroit Lions (19801986)

| highlights = * 2× First-team All-ACC (1978, 1979)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 105

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 49

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = DietCh20

}}

Christian Jeffrey Dieterich (born July 27, 1958) is a retired American football player who played his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1980 to 1986.

Early life and college career

Dieterich attended Ward Melville High School, earning the Long Island Newsday Hansen Award in 1975. At North Carolina State he was a two time all All ACC Tackle/Guard and was on the 1979 ACC Championship team, playing in the 1980 Hula Bowl.

Professional career

File:Dieterich Left Tackle.JPG

Dieterich played his entire seven season career with the Detroit Lions.

Personal life

Lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dieterich writes Football & Mystery Books and donates the proceeds to Children & Animal Charities. [http://www.chris72.com Visit Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613004834/http://chris72.com/ |date=June 13, 2013 }}

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Category:1958 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:American football offensive tackles

Category:Detroit Lions players

Category:NC State Wolfpack football players

Category:People from Stony Brook, New York

Category:Sportspeople from Brookhaven, New York

Category:Players of American football from Suffolk County, New York

Category:Ward Melville High School alumni

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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