1. Don Dufek played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1973 to 1975.
18 Facts About Don Dufek
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Don Dufek was chosen to serve as team captain for both the Seahawks and Wolverines.
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Don Dufek, was sought after as a professional athlete in two sports: Don Dufek was selected by teams in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association and National Football League.
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Don Dufek opted for football and played his entire professional career with the Seahawks.
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Don Dufek endured several unsuccessful seasons in Seattle, but the team made the playoffs in his final two years.
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In 1971, Don Dufek played linebacker for Ann Arbor Pioneer High School and was one of only three unanimous picks for the major All-State football teams in the State of Michigan, as selected by the United Press International, Associated Press, and Detroit Free Press.
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Don Dufek played defensive back for the Wolverines from 1973 to 1975 and was named a team co-captain and an All-American as a member of the 1975 Wolverines team.
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Don Dufek was chosen as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and as a second-team All-American by UPI.
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Twice named an All-Big Ten safety, Don Dufek had 249 tackles, nine fumble recoveries and four interceptions for the Wolverines.
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Don Dufek played with the hockey team only after the football season ended, and he managed to score about 10 goals a year in the shortened seasons he played.
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Don Dufek made a sufficiently solid showing in his freshman and sophomore years at Michigan that the Detroit Red Wings selected him in the sixth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft.
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Don Dufek was drafted by the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association with the 162nd overall selection in the eleventh round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.
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Don Dufek was selected by the Seahawks with the second selection of fifth round and 126th overall selection of the 1976 NFL draft.
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Don Dufek was one of the original Seahawks in 1976, the franchise's first year in the NFL, and he played for them until 1984.
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Don Dufek was the captain of the Seahawks' special teams units in 1981 and 1982.
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Don Dufek was released in training camp four times during his eight-year Seahawks career.
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Don Dufek was interviewed by the Ann Arbor News in 2006 about life in Seattle.
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Candy Dufek met Donnie Dufek in the first grade in Ann Arbor, and cheered as he played under Bo Schembechler in the 1970s.