Frederick Vincent Arbanas was an American football tight end.
23 Facts About Fred Arbanas
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Fred Arbanas played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Fred Arbanas was a two-way player and played college football at Michigan State University.
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Fred Arbanas only caught three passes that year, but two were for touchdowns.
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Fred Arbanas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Michigan State.
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Fred Arbanas was drafted by the American Football League's Dallas Texans in the seventh round of the 1961 AFL Draft and by the National Football League's St Louis Cardinals in the second round overall in the 1961 NFL Draft.
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Fred Arbanas signed with the Texans for the 1961 season, but he missed that season due to ruptured disks in his back.
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Fred Arbanas was selected by his peers as The Sporting News' All-AFL tight end in 1963,1964, and 1966.
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Fred Arbanas was an American Football League Western Division All-Star in 1962,1963, and 1964.
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Fred Arbanas lost sight in one eye in January 1965, causing him to miss the AFL All-Star game.
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Fred Arbanas was again a Western All-Star in 1965,1966, and 1967.
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Fred Arbanas starred for two Chiefs Super Bowl teams and one World Championship team.
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Fred Arbanas used the playing field to write a legacy for the AFL.
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Fred Arbanas retired from pro football after the 1970 season in which he appeared in six games for the Chiefs.
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Fred Arbanas was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor in 1973.
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Fred Arbanas was named to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Fred Arbanas was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Fred Arbanas was a member of the board of directors for North American Savings Bank.
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Fred Arbanas retired from Fred Arbanas, Inc which was founded in 1970.
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Fred Arbanas was a longtime Jackson County, Missouri legislator beginning in 1973 and four-time Chairman of the Legislature.
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Fred Arbanas lived with his wife Sharon Fred Arbanas in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
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Fred Arbanas served on the Jackson County Legislature in Kansas City, Missouri, and began serving as Temporary County Executive on January 4,2016.
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Fred Arbanas has had a golf course named after him.