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- Ted Hendricks was called
- ΓÇ£The Mad Stork." What
- else would you call a 6' 7"
- defensive player with
- skinny legs and long arms?
- When TedΓÇÖs 15-year NFL career was over, he
- owned four Super Bowl rings and a spot in
- the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
-
- Ted appeared too thin to be a lineman and
- too tall to be a linebacker. Yet his height
- proved to be an advantage in swatting down
- passes or field goals. He was one of foot-
- ballΓÇÖs best kick blockers, with 25 blocked
- field goals and extra points to his credit. He
- recovered 16 fumbles and intercepted 26
- passes. He shares the NFL records for
- most career safeties (4) and most
- opponentsΓÇÖ fumbles recovered in
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