# Andy Cvercko

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**Andrew Bertram Cvercko** (November 6, 1937 – December 3, 2010) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers), [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) and [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders). He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).

## Early years

Cvercko attended [Campbell Memorial High School](/source/Campbell_Memorial_High_School). He accepted a football scholarship from [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University), where he was coached by [Ara Parseghian](/source/Ara_Parseghian). He became a two-way [left tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)#Left_tackle) and a three-year starter.

As a senior, he was awarded the [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) Medal of Honor, which is given annually to a male and female athlete at each of the [Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) institutions, who demonstrates the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.[1]

In 2000, he was inducted into the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame.

## Professional career

### Green Bay Packers

Cvercko was selected by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) in the fifth round (55th overall) of the [1959 NFL draft](/source/1959_NFL_draft), with the intention of playing him at [offensive guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)).[2] As a rookie, he suffered a knee injury in the season opener against the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) and was lost for the year.[3] In [1960](/source/1960_NFL_season), he was a reserve player.

On September 4, [1961](/source/1961_NFL_season), he was traded to the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) in exchange for a draft choice.[4]

### Dallas Cowboys

In [1961](/source/1961_NFL_season), he started 10 games at [left guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)), splitting time with [John Houser](/source/John_Houser_(American_football)) (4 starts).

In [1962](/source/1962_NFL_season), he started all 14 games at [left guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)). In the second game against the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers), he was called for a holding penalty that negated a 99-yard touchdown reception (at the time a league record) from [Frank Clarke](/source/Frank_Clarke_(American_football)) and because it was in the [end zone](/source/End_zone), it was called a [safety](/source/Safety_(gridiron_football_score)), which created a nine-point swing in the game and contributed to a 28–30 loss.[5]

On July 10, [1963](/source/1963_NFL_season), he was traded to the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) in exchange for a sixth round draft choice (#82-Jim Curry).[6]

### Cleveland Browns

In [1963](/source/1963_NFL_season), he appeared in 2 games as a reserve player. On September 17, he was waived to make room for [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) [Ted Connolly](/source/Ted_Connolly).

### Washington Redskins

On September 25, [1963](/source/1963_NFL_season), he was signed as a [free agent](/source/Free_agent) by the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders), to replace injured guard [Wiley Feagin](/source/Wiley_Feagin).[7] He appeared in 8 games as a reserve player.

## Personal life

After football, he researched nuclear magnetic resonance at [Argonne National Laboratories](/source/Argonne_National_Laboratory) and worked as an electronic engineer at [Motorola](/source/Motorola). On December 3, 2010, he died at his home in [Rolling Meadows, Illinois](/source/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois).[8] His brother [Jack Cvercko](/source/Jack_Cvercko) was a football [All-American](/source/All-America) in [1962](/source/1962_All-America_college_football_team) and was selected in the [1963 NFL draft](/source/1963_NFL_draft) and [1963 AFL Draft](/source/1963_American_Football_League_draft), by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) and [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers), but a chronic knee injury prevented him from becoming a professional football player.[9]

## References

1. ["In Memoriam"](https://nusports.com/sports/2015/3/18/GEN_2014010125.aspx). NU Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

1. ["1959 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1959/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2025-09-08.

1. "Cvercko Out For Season". [The Milwaukee Sentinel](/source/The_Milwaukee_Sentinel). September 29, 1959.

1. "Green Bay Trades Cvercko To Dallas". [The Milwaukee Journal](/source/The_Milwaukee_Journal). September 5, 1961.

1. ["Star: Cowboys, Steelers Share Unique, But Rivaled History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151118050229/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2012/12/14/star-cowboys-steelers-share-unique-rivaled-history). Archived from [the original](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2012/12/14/star-cowboys-steelers-share-unique-rivaled-history) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-17.

1. "Browns Acquire Two Veterans". [The Milwaukee Sentinel](/source/The_Milwaukee_Sentinel). July 11, 1963.

1. ["Redskins Acquire Guard Andy Cvercko"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/116783823/). NU Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

1. ["Andrew Cvercko Obituary"](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=andrew-bertram-cvercko&pid=147058455). Chicago Suburban Daily Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

1. ["Andrew Cvercko Bio"](https://nusports.com/sports/2015/3/18/GEN_20140101178.aspx). NU Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

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