{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = George Radachowsky | number = 21, 25 | position = Safety, cornerback<ref name="pfa"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|7}} | birth_place = Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 186 | high_school = Danbury | college = Boston College (1980–1983) | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 188 | pastteams = * Los Angeles Rams (1984)* * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1984|1985}}) * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1987|1989}}) * San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1991}})* | highlights = * First-team All-ECAC (1983) * Second-team All-East (1983) | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 2 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 1.5 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = R/RadaGe20 }}
'''George Joseph Radachowsky Jr.''' (born September 7, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets. He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round of the 1984 NFL draft after playing college football for the Boston College Eagles.
==Early life== George Joseph Radachowsky Jr. was born on September 7, 1962, in Danbury, Connecticut.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/r/rada00200.html | title=George Radachowsky | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> He attended Rogers Park Junior High School for ninth grade.<ref name="dhs"/> He then attended Danbury High School and was a three-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.<ref name="dhs"/> He was also a team captain in all three sports his senior year.<ref name="dhs">{{cite web | url=https://dhs.danbury.k12.ct.us/athletics/hall_of_fame/inductees/class_2018/george_radachowsky_jr_ | title=George J. Radachowsky Jr. | publisher=dhs.danbury.k12.ct.us | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> He earned All-State, All-Area, and All-County honors in football.<ref name="bx"/> Radachowsky was inducted into the Danbury High School Hall of Fame in 2018.<ref name="dhs"/>
==College career== Radachowsky was a four-year letterman for the Eagles at Boston College from 1980 to 1983.<ref name="pfa"/> He recorded one interception as a freshman in 1980.<ref name="Sr"/> He returned seven interceptions for 51 yards in 1981 while also returning four kickoffs for 74 yards and three punts for two yards, garnering Associated Press (AP) honorable mention All-East recognition.<ref name="bx">{{cite web | url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/radachowsky_george00.html | title=George Radachowsky | publisher=bceagles.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218171106/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/radachowsky_george00.html | accessdate=20 December 2024| archive-date=December 18, 2014 }}</ref> His seven interceptions were tied for third-most in the country in 1981.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1981-leaders.html | title=1981 College Football Leaders | publisher=sports-reference.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> He totaled 57 tackles, two interceptions, and five punt returns for 65 yards in 1982.<ref name="bx"/><ref name="Sr">{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/george-radachowsky-1.html?__hstc=223721476.5d7b9668a6fcd2c6879078ff1f2f7585.1734713102966.1734713102966.1734713102966.1&__hssc=223721476.1.1734713102966&__hsfp=3011104808 | title=George Radachowsky | publisher=sports-reference.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> Radachowsky accumulated 39 tackles, four interceptions, and ten pass deflections his senior year in 1983, earning AP second-team All-East and first-team All-ECAC accolades.<ref name="bx"/><ref>{{cite news|title=AP All-East Team|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|date=December 13, 1983|page=B3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LFouAAAAIBAJ&dq=1983+All-East+football+team&pg=PA10&article_id=7012,2418610}}</ref> He played in the East-West Shrine Game after his senior season.<ref name="bx"/>
Radachowsky also played baseball for the Eagles during his sophomore and junior years, and was the team's starting center fielder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/radachowsky_george00.html |title=George Radachowsky |publisher=bceagles.com |accessdate=November 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218171106/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/radachowsky_george00.html |archivedate=December 18, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newstimes.com/sports/highschool/article/Former-NFL-standout-Radachowsky-to-be-inducted-13312638.php | title=Former NFL standout Radachowsky to be inducted into Danbury High hall of fame | work=News-Times | publisher=newstimes.com | date=October 16, 2018 | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> He graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1984, and was inducted into the school's Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref name="dhs"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bceagles.com/honors/varsity-club-hall-of-fame/george-radachowsky/262 | title=George Radachowsky | publisher=bceagles.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== Radachowsky was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the seventh round, with the 188th overall pick, of the 1984 NFL draft.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RadaGe20.htm | title=George Radachowsky | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> He officially signed with the team on July 9.<ref name="transactions"/>
On August 27, 1984, he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a 1985 eleventh round draft pick, which the Rams used to select Doug Flutie, who Radachowsky played with at Boston College.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=George+Radachowsky&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search | title=Search Results | publisher=prosportstransactions.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="transactions"/> Radachowsky played in all 16 games for the Colts during his rookie year in 1984.<ref name="pfr"/> He appeared in three games in 1985 before being placed on injured reserve on September 30, 1985.<ref name="pfr"/><ref name="transactions"/> He re-signed with the Colts on April 1, 1986, before being released on August 18, 1986.<ref name="transactions"/>
Radachowsky signed with the New York Jets on May 10, 1987.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released on August 31, re-signed on September 24, released again on October 26, re-signed again on October 28, released again on November 3, and finally re-signed again on November 27.<ref name="transactions"/> Overall, he played in eight games, starting three, for the Jets during the 1987 season and recorded two interceptions for 45 yards.<ref name="pfr"/> He played in nine games, starting three, for the Jets the next year in 1988, totaling 1.5 sacks.<ref name="pfr"/> He was released on September 4, 1989, but re-signed the next day.<ref name="transactions"/> Radachowsky appeared in all 16 games, starting a career-high 12, in 1989 and returned a blocked field goal 78 yards for a touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/25/sports/late-surge-by-jets-tops-miami-40-33.html | title=Late Surge by Jets Tops Miami, 40-33 | work=The New York Times | date=September 25, 1989 | accessdate=20 December 2024 | author=Eskenazi, Gerald}}</ref> He was later released on August 27, 1990.<ref name="transactions"/>
Radachowsky was signed by the San Diego Chargers on March 30, 1991, but released later that year.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/r/rada00200.html | title=George Radachowsky NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Radachowsky ran for Danbury City Council in 2023 but was not elected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://i95rock.com/danbury-mayor-on-friendship-with-former-ny-jets-corner-and-city-council-candidate/ | title=Danbury Mayor on Friendship with City Council Candidate + Former NY Jets Corner Read More: Danbury Mayor on Friendship with Former Member of New York Jets | publisher=i95rock.com | date=July 28, 2023 | accessdate=20 December 2024 | author=Milano, Lou}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/danbury-city-council-election-results-2023-18443064.php | title=Danbury Democrats flip City Council, take supermajority from a GOP that says, 'we got slaughtered' | publisher=newstimes.com | date=Nov 7, 2023 | accessdate=20 December 2024 | author=Ryser, Rob}}</ref>
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