Connie Zelencik
{{Short description|American football player (1955–2021)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Connie Zelencik
| image =
| number = 53
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|5|13}}
| birth_place = Calumet City, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|5|22|1955|5|13}}
| death_place = Dyer, Indiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 245
| high_school = Calumet City (IL) Thornton Fractional North
| college = Purdue
| draftyear = 1977
| draftround = 11
| draftpick = 249
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1977}})*
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1980}})*
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big Ten (1976)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 14
| pfr = Z/ZeleCo20
}}
Conrad James "Connie" Zelencik (May 13, 1955 – May 22, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in 1977. He died on May 22, 2021, in Dyer, Indiana, at age 66.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/conrad-zelencik-obituary?pid=198769632&page=2 |title=Conrad Zelencik Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information |publisher=Legacy.com |date= May 24, 2021|accessdate=2021-05-25}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Z/ZeleCo20.htm Pro-Football-Reference]
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Category:American football centers
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:People from Calumet City, Illinois
Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois
Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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