Joe Klecko
Joseph Edward Klecko
Born: October 15, 1953
Chester, PA USA
Position: DT-NT-DE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 263
College: Temple
High School: St. James (Chester, PA)
Career: 1977-1988
Drafted: 1977 in Round 6, #144 overall by the New York Jets
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023
Joe Klecko played from 1977 to 1988 during his career with the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets. Klecko recorded 24.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Sacks:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | NFL New York Jets | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
1983 | NFL New York Jets | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
1984 | NFL New York Jets | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
1985 | NFL New York Jets | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
1986 | NFL New York Jets | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
1987 | NFL New York Jets | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1983 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1984 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1985 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1987 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 6 |
1978 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
1979 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
1980 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 15 |
1981 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
1982 | NFL | New York Jets | 2 | 0 |
1983 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
1984 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 11 |
1985 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
1986 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 10 |
1987 | NFL | New York Jets | 7 | 7 |
1988 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 14 |
Honors
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)