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Randy Sidler
Personal information
Born:	February 4, 1956 (age 68); Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Danville (PA)
College:	Penn State
Position:	Defensive tackle
NFL draft:	1978 / round: 5 / pick: 113
Career history
	New York Jets (1978); Washington Redskins (1979);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1977); First-team All-East (1977);

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Randall Kevin Sidler (born February 4, 1956) is a former professional American football player. Sidler was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1978 NFL draft but never played an NFL game.^[1] He left the Jets training camp and took a break from football. The Washington Redskins then traded for him, but he did not represent them either.^[2]

He was named first-team All-American in 1977^[3] after amassing 65 tackles and four sacks during his career as a nose guard at Penn State.

Sidler is a graduate Danville High School in Danville, Pennsylvania, where his football jersey has been retired.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ Redskins Want Randy Sidler to Play
^ Four players repeat on All-American Team

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[1] "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[2] Redskins Want Randy Sidler to Play

[3] Four players repeat on All-American Team

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+'''Randall Kevin Sidler''' (born February 4, 1956) is a former professional [[American football]] player. Sidler was selected by the [[New York Jets]] in the 5th round of the [[1978 NFL draft]] but never played an NFL game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>  He left the Jets training camp and took a break from football.  The [[Washington Redskins]] then traded for him, but he did not represent them either.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e94hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4127,2206448&dq=randy+sidler&hl=en Redskins Want Randy Sidler to Play]</ref>
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-'''Randall Kevin "Randy" Sidler''' (born February 4, 1956 in [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]) is a former professional [[American football]] player. Sidler was selected by the [[New York Jets]] in the 5th round of the [[1978 NFL Draft]]. He was named [[All-America]] in [[1977 in sports|1977]] after amassing 65 [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]]s and four [[Quarterback sack|sack]]s during his career as a [[nose guard]] at [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]].
+He was named first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in [[1977 in sports|1977]]<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YuxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zEANAAAAIBAJ&pg=5072,3497511&dq=randy+sidler&hl=en Four players repeat on All-American Team]</ref> after amassing 65 [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]]s and four [[Quarterback sack|sack]]s during his career as a [[nose guard]] at [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]].
-Sidler is a graduate [[Danville High School (Pennsylvania)|Danville High School]] in [[Danville, Pennsylvania]] where his football jersey has been retired.
+Sidler is a graduate [[Danville High School (Pennsylvania)|Danville High School]] in [[Danville, Pennsylvania]], where his football jersey has been retired.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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-[[Category:People from Columbia County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:People from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Columbia County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:People from Danville, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
 [[Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]