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Phil Pozderac
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Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	December 19, 1959 (age 65); Cleveland, Ohio
Career information
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1982 / round: 5 / pick: 137
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1982–1987); Indianapolis Colts (1991); Inactive and/or offseason member only
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Honorable mention All-American (1981);
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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.

Early years

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

He accepted a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame and 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.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Pozderac was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft and became the tallest player in the league, even ahead of Ed "Too Tall" Jones.

In 1984 after the retirement of Pat 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 Jim Cooper missed half of the season after being injured on a bizarre accident, when he slipped while rising from a table at a night club, while watching Monday Night Football.^[1]

The next year he split time (7 starts) with Chris Schultz at left tackle.

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, #1 Holding, #3 Holding, #4 Holding, #5 False start.

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

Indianapolis Colts

In 1991 he attempted a comeback with the Indianapolis Colts, but was released before the start of the season.^[6]

Personal life

He 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.

Pozderac 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

^ "Sports Briefs: Cowboys lose guard, Hogeboom Still No.1". Gainesville Sun. 17 October 1984. p. 3D. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^ "Cowboys Make Some Changes". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane. Associated Press. 24 September 1986. p. D3. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^ Anderson, Dave (3 November 1986). "Man to Man". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. p. 17. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^ "Cowboys' tackle Pozderac retires". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. 23 October 1987. p. 6B. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^ "Cowboy rookie hoped to help defeat Giants". Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. 3 November 1987. p. B5. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
^ "Tampa Bay signs top draft pick". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. 15 August 1991. p. D2. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

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[sun-1] "Sports Briefs: Cowboys lose guard, Hogeboom Still No.1". Gainesville Sun. 17 October 1984. p. 3D. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[spokesman-2] "Cowboys Make Some Changes". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane. Associated Press. 24 September 1986. p. D3. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[anderson-3] Anderson, Dave (3 November 1986). "Man to Man". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. p. 17. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[star-4] "Cowboys' tackle Pozderac retires". Wilmington Morning Star. Associated Press. 23 October 1987. p. 6B. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[5] "Cowboy rookie hoped to help defeat Giants". Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. 3 November 1987. p. B5. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

[spartanburg-6] "Tampa Bay signs top draft pick". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. 15 August 1991. p. D2. Retrieved 2014-09-11.

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 In [[1984 NFL season|1984]] after the retirement of [[Pat Donovan (American football)|Pat Donovan]], he beat former first round selection [[Howard Richards]] for the starting [[offensive tackle|left tackle]] job (7 starts), before being moved to the [[offensive tackle|right tackle]] position, when [[Jim Cooper (American football)|Jim Cooper]] missed half of the season after being injured on a bizarre accident, when he slipped 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=17 October 1984| work=[[Gainesville Sun]]| url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19841016&id=bDxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477,504292| page=3D| accessdate=2014-09-11}}</ref>
-The next year he splitted time (7 starts) with [[Chris Schultz]] at [[offensive tackle|left tackle]].
+The next year he split time (7 starts) with [[Chris Schultz]] at [[offensive tackle|left tackle]].
 In [[1986 NFL season|1986]] he was the starter [[offensive tackle|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=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19860924&id=GRNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5814,5334559| work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]| location=[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]| date=24 September 1986| page=D3| agency=[[Associated Press]]| accessdate=2014-09-11}}</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=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19861103&id=Q4BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5995,781785| date=3 November 1986| page=17| last=Anderson| first=Dave| work=[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|The Times-News]]| location=[[Hendersonville, North Carolina]]| accessdate=2014-09-11}}</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=http://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=23 October 1987| page=6B| accessdate=2014-09-11}}</ref> A standing joke in Dallas would be to list Pozderac's 5 best plays with the answer being - #1 Holding, #1 Holding, #3 Holding, #4 Holding, #5 False start.