Jim Kanicki
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Date of birth | December 17, 1941 |
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Place of birth | Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
US college | Michigan State |
AFL draft | 1963 / round: 7 / pick: 52 (By the Buffalo Bills) |
NFL draft | 1963 / round: 2 / pick: 23 |
Career history | |
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1963–1969 | Cleveland Browns |
1970–1971 | New York Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
James Henry Kanicki (born December 17, 1941) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He played college football at Michigan State University and was selected in the second round of the 1963 NFL draft. Kanicki was also selected in the seventh round of the 1963 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.
Kanicki purchased the Arthur Louis Steel Company of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1985, and still maintains control of the business.
In 2012, the Cleveland Plain Dealer named Kanicki one of the Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players.