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'''Philip Maurice Pozderac''' (born December 19, 1959 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) is a former [[American football]] [[offensive lineman]] who played six seasons in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Notre Dame]].


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'''Philip Maurice Pozderac''' (born December 19, 1959) is a former [[American football]] [[offensive lineman]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]].
Pozderac played with the Dallas Cowboys as starting offensive lineman under Tom Landry. He retired during the 1987 NFL player's strike.


==Early life==
Since then he has served as the NFL Player Association Dallas Chapter Chief Financial officer, Director of Sales for SC&T International, VP of Sales for Nextlink, and CEO of both MedPact and MPACT, two forward thinking technology companies in the digital communication industry. Phil has worked with the Fellows Research Group to aid research regarding the viability of thermo-acoustic devices for low temperature electric energy generation. During this time Phil was also introduced to the building industry with ownership in a manufactured housing plant in Laredo Texas and a sawmill in Oklahoma which he oversaw the operations of both.
Pozderac attended [[Garfield Heights High School]], where he practiced [[basketball]] and [[American football|football]].


He accepted a football scholarship to the [[University of Notre Dame]]. In his first two years he was a backup at [[right tackle]] behind [[All-American]] Tim Foley. He was named the starter at [[offensive tackle|right tackle]] in his junior and senior seasons.
Phil has made numerous charitable contributions throughout his professional life which have included NFLPA home building and charitable basketball, golf, and softball games benefiting several worthy causes. Phil is also a member since 1988 of the Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree.

In his last year, he received the team's Outstanding Offensive player and honorable-mention [[All-American]] honors. He finished his college career with 23 straight starts.

==Professional career==

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===Dallas Cowboys===
Pozderac was selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the fifth round (137th overall) of the [[1982 NFL draft]] and became the NFL's tallest player over [[Ed "Too Tall" Jones]] (he was a half-inch taller than Jones). As a rookie, with [[tight end]] [[Jay Saldi]] injured most of the year,
he played [[left tackle]] on short-yardage situations, with [[Pat Donovan]] moving to the [[tight end]] spot.

In [[1983 NFL season|1983]], he started two regular season contests in place of an injured Donovan and played [[left tackle]] on all short-yardage and goal situations when the Cowboys went to a 3 three-[[tight end]] formation. He started the 7th game of the season against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] at [[right tackle]] in place of an injured [[Jim Cooper (American football)|Jim Cooper]].

In [[1984 NFL season|1984]], after the retirement of Donovan, he beat former first round selection [[Howard Richards (American football)|Howard Richards]] for the starting [[left tackle]] job (7 starts), before being moved to the [[right tackle]] position, when Cooper missed half of the season after being injured on a bizarre accident, when he slipped and broke his ankle while rising from a table at a night club, while watching [[Monday Night Football]].<ref name=sun>{{cite news| title=Sports Briefs: Cowboys lose guard, Hogeboom Still No.1| date=October 17, 1984| work=[[Gainesville Sun]]| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19841016&id=bDxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477,504292| page=3D| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

In [[1985 NFL season|1985]], he was the starter at [[left tackle]] until an injured right knee forced him out of the lineup after 3 starts. He returned to start 4 more games, until being moved to the right side to back up Cooper, with [[Chris Schultz]] keeping the left side job.

In [[1986 NFL season|1986]], he was the starter [[left tackle]], before losing his job to [[Mark Tuinei]] and being moved to the other side.<ref name=spokesman>{{cite news| title=Cowboys Make Some Changes| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19860924&id=GRNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5814,5334559| work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]| location=[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]| date=September 24, 1986| page=D3| agency=[[Associated Press]]| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref> He also received two infamous penalties that negated critical first downs during the final 75 seconds of a 17–14 loss against the [[New York Giants]], propelling the team to a [[Super Bowl]] Championship.<ref name=anderson>{{cite news| title=Man to Man| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19861103&id=Q4BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5995,781785| date=November 3, 1986| page=17| last=Anderson| first=Dave| work=[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|The Times-News]]| location=[[Hendersonville, North Carolina]]| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref> The coaches and media speculated that he became a target of the league's referees, gaining notoriety for holding and false start penalties.<ref name=star>{{cite news| title=Cowboys' tackle Pozderac retires| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19871023&id=qUlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1678,3125815| agency=Associated Press| work=[[Star-News|Wilmington Morning Star]]| date=October 23, 1987| page=6B| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref> A standing joke in Dallas would be to list Pozderac's 5 best plays with the answer being - #1 Holding, #2 Holding, #3 Holding, #4 Holding, #5 False start.

He suddenly retired during the [[1987 NFL strike]] and was replaced by rookie [[Kevin Gogan]] at [[offensive tackle|right tackle]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Cowboy rookie hoped to help defeat Giants| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19871103&id=VHBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vGENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3595,204587| work=[[Observer-Reporter]]| location=[[Washington, Pennsylvania]]| date=November 3, 1987 | page=B5 | accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

===Indianapolis Colts===
On April 26, [[1991 NFL season|1991]], he signed with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] to attempt a comeback, after being out of football for 3 years.<ref name=spartanburg>{{cite news| title=Tampa Bay signs top draft pick| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19910815&id=M7EeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-M4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6310,4041550| date=August 15, 1991| work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]| agency=Associated Press| page=D2| accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref> He was released before the start of the season on August 26.<ref>{{cite news| title=INDIANAPOLIS| url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2526585/| date=August 27, 1991| work=[[The Kokomo Tribune]]| agency=Associated Press | page=17 | accessdate=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pozderac served as the [[NFL Players Association]] Dallas Chapter Chief Financial officer, Director of Sales for SC&T International, VP of Sales for Nextlink, and CEO of both MedPact and MPACT, two companies in the digital communication industry.

He has worked with the Fellows Research Group to aid research regarding the viability of thermo-acoustic devices for low temperature electric energy generation. He also had part ownership in a manufactured housing plant in Laredo Texas and a sawmill in Oklahoma. As of 2013, he was the Operations Director at the Mulligan Mint, a private minting facility in [[Dallas, Texas]].

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Latest revision as of 17:02, 3 August 2024

Phil Pozderac
No. 75
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1959-12-19) December 19, 1959 (age 65)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:Garfield Heights (OH)
College:Notre Dame
NFL draft:1982 / round: 5 / pick: 137
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:70
Games Started:37
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Philip Maurice Pozderac (born December 19, 1959) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.

Early life

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Pozderac attended Garfield Heights High School, where he practiced basketball and football.

He accepted a football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. In his first two years he was a backup at right tackle behind All-American Tim Foley. He was named the starter at right tackle in his junior and senior seasons.

In his last year, he received the team's Outstanding Offensive player and honorable-mention All-American honors. He finished his college career with 23 straight starts.

Professional career

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Dallas Cowboys

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Pozderac was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft and became the NFL's tallest player over Ed "Too Tall" Jones (he was a half-inch taller than Jones). As a rookie, with tight end Jay Saldi injured most of the year, he played left tackle on short-yardage situations, with Pat Donovan moving to the tight end spot.

In 1983, he started two regular season contests in place of an injured Donovan and played left tackle on all short-yardage and goal situations when the Cowboys went to a 3 three-tight end formation. He started the 7th game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles at right tackle in place of an injured Jim Cooper.

In 1984, after the retirement of Donovan, he beat former first round selection Howard Richards for the starting left tackle job (7 starts), before being moved to the right tackle position, when Cooper missed half of the season after being injured on a bizarre accident, when he slipped and broke his ankle while rising from a table at a night club, while watching Monday Night Football.[1]

In 1985, he was the starter at left tackle until an injured right knee forced him out of the lineup after 3 starts. He returned to start 4 more games, until being moved to the right side to back up Cooper, with Chris Schultz keeping the left side job.

In 1986, he was the starter left tackle, before losing his job to Mark Tuinei and being moved to the other side.[2] He also received two infamous penalties that negated critical first downs during the final 75 seconds of a 17–14 loss against the New York Giants, propelling the team to a Super Bowl Championship.[3] The coaches and media speculated that he became a target of the league's referees, gaining notoriety for holding and false start penalties.[4] A standing joke in Dallas would be to list Pozderac's 5 best plays with the answer being - #1 Holding, #2 Holding, #3 Holding, #4 Holding, #5 False start.

He suddenly retired during the 1987 NFL strike and was replaced by rookie Kevin Gogan at right tackle.[5]

Indianapolis Colts

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On April 26, 1991, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts to attempt a comeback, after being out of football for 3 years.[6] He was released before the start of the season on August 26.[7]

Personal life

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Pozderac served as the NFL Players Association Dallas Chapter Chief Financial officer, Director of Sales for SC&T International, VP of Sales for Nextlink, and CEO of both MedPact and MPACT, two companies in the digital communication industry.

He has worked with the Fellows Research Group to aid research regarding the viability of thermo-acoustic devices for low temperature electric energy generation. He also had part ownership in a manufactured housing plant in Laredo Texas and a sawmill in Oklahoma. As of 2013, he was the Operations Director at the Mulligan Mint, a private minting facility in Dallas, Texas.

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Briefs: Cowboys lose guard, Hogeboom Still No.1". Gainesville Sun. October 17, 1984. p. 3D. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cowboys Make Some Changes". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane. Associated Press. September 24, 1986. p. D3. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 3, 1986). "Man to Man". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. p. 17. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cowboys' tackle Pozderac retires". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. October 23, 1987. p. 6B. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cowboy rookie hoped to help defeat Giants". Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1987. p. B5. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay signs top draft pick". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. August 15, 1991. p. D2. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "INDIANAPOLIS". The Kokomo Tribune. Associated Press. August 27, 1991. p. 17. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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