Dave Kocourek

Dave Kocourek
Date of birth	August 20, 1937(1937-08-20)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	Tight End
College	Wisconsin
Jersey Number	83
Career highlights
AFL All-Star	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Honors	AFL Champion (Chargers), 1963 AFL Champion (Raiders), 1967 All-Time All-AFL 2nd Team
Records	Only man to play in 7 AFL Championship Games
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1959 1960 1961-1965 1966 1967-1968	CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers AFL Los Angeles Chargers AFL San Diego Chargers AFL Miami Dolphins AFL Oakland Raiders

Dave Kocourek was an American college and Professional Football player who played collegiately at Wisconsin. As a professional, he played for the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1959, and then played for nine years as a tight end in the American Football League, from 1960 through 1965 for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers; for the AFL's Miami Dolphins in 1966; and for the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1967 and 1968. He caught 55 passes for 1,055 yards in 1961 for 19.2 yards per reception, helping the Chargers win their second straight AFL West title. He was an AFL All-Star for four straight years, from 1961 through 1964, and was on the Charger team that defeated the Boston Patriots for the 1963 AFL Championship. He played in seven AFL Championship Games, the only man to do so; with the Chargers in 1960 and 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965; and the Oakland Raiders in 1967 and 1968.

See also

• Other American Football League players

• Kocourek served as a color commentator on NBC's AFL and NFL telecasts in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and teamed up with Mark Champion to broadcast Tampa Bay Buccaneers games on the radio in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

External links

• Kocourek's 1965 Topps football card

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Name	Kocourek, Dave
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Date of birth	August 20, 1937
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
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