Kwalick, "Ted" (Thaddeus J.)
Football
b. April 15, 1947, McKees Rocks, PA
An All-American tight end at Penn State University in 1968, the 6-foot-4, 226 pound Kwalick caught 86 passes for 1343 yards and 10 touchdowns in three years as a starter. In his final game, Penn State's 15-14 win over Kansas in the 1969 Orange Bowl, he caught 6 passes for 74 yards.
Kwalick was a first-round draft choice of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. After two seasons as a backup, he became a starter in 1971, catching 52 passes for 664 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Kwalick was named to the NFC all-star team by The Sporting News in 1973, when he caught 47 passes for 729 yards and 5 touchdowns. He fell out of favor in San Francisco the following year because he announced he was playing out his option to join the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. Kwalick was relegated to the bench and caught only 13 passes in 1974.
The WFL folded in November of 1975 and Kwalick was signed by the Oakland Raiders, but saw little action. He retired after the 1977 season. Kwalick had 168 career receptions for 2,570 yards, a 15.3 average, and 23 touchdowns. He also carried the ball 19 times for 175 yards, a 9.2 average.