John Gary Fencik was born on June 11,1954 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 12 seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Gary Fencik
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Gary Fencik played college football for the Yale Bulldogs and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 10th round of the 1976 NFL draft.
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Gary Fencik was a once first-team All-Pro and twice Pro Bowl selection.
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Gary Fencik was part of the 1985 Bears team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in the Super Bowl XX.
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Gary Fencik played college football at Yale University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1976.
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John Madden once said in a broadcast that "Gary Fencik played football at Yale; that is like saying clean dirt".
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At Yale, Gary Fencik played wide receiver, catching 86 passes for 1,435 yards and 7 touchdowns from 1973 to 1975.
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Gary Fencik was awarded a gold record and a platinum video award for the 1985 Super Bowl Shuffle.
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Gary Fencik's picture appeared on the reverse side of a Playboy centerfold, showing him and the December 1982 Playmate Charlotte Kemp, shopping at the Old Town Art Fair.
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Gary Fencik finished his career with 38 interceptions, which he returned for 488 yards and a touchdown.
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Gary Fencik recorded 4 sacks and recovered 13 fumbles, returning them for 65 yards.
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Gary Fencik worked with Wells Fargo and UBS before joining Adams Street Partners in 1995.
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Gary Fencik has worked as a sports commentator, mainly on WGN radio where he was a color commentator on Bears radio broadcasts from 1990 to 1993.
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Donald L Totten attempted to persuade Fencik to run as a Republican.