Randy Sidler

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=June 2011}}

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| name = Randy Sidler

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| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|02|04}}

| birth_place = Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| high_school = Danville (PA)

| college = Penn State

| draftyear = 1978

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 113

| pastteams =

• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1978}})*
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1979}})*

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1977)
• First-team All-East (1977)

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Randall Kevin Sidler (born February 4, 1956) is a former professional American football player. Sidler was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1978 NFL draft but never played an NFL game.{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He left the Jets training camp and took a break from football. The Washington Redskins then traded for him, but he did not represent them either.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e94hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4127,2206448&dq=randy+sidler&hl=en Redskins Want Randy Sidler to Play]

He was named first-team All-American in 1977[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YuxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zEANAAAAIBAJ&pg=5072,3497511&dq=randy+sidler&hl=en Four players repeat on All-American Team] after amassing 65 tackles and four sacks during his career as a nose guard at Penn State.

Sidler is a graduate Danville High School in Danville, Pennsylvania, where his football jersey has been retired.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}