# Jim Waskiewicz

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1944)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position      = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker), [Center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football))
| number        = 54, 59
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1944|2|10}}
| birth_place   = [Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/Milwaukee), U.S.
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| afldraftyear  = 1966
| afldraftround = 4
| afldraftpick  = 29
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| college       = [Wichita State](/source/Wichita_State_Shockers_football)
| teams         =
* [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) (1966–1967)
* [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) (1968)*
* [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) (1969)
| statlabel1    = Games played
| statvalue1    = 39
| statlabel2    = Games [started](/source/Starting_lineup)
| statvalue2    = 0
| statlabel3    = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries
| statvalue3    = 2
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}}

'''James Allen Waskiewicz''' (born February 10, 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WaskJi20.htm|title = Jim Waskiewicz Stats|website = [Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com)}}</ref> is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) and [center](/source/Center_(gridiron_football)) in the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League) (AFL) and the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Wichita State Shockers](/source/Wichita_State_Shockers_football). A fourth-round selection (29th overall pick) of the [1966 AFL draft](/source/1966_American_Football_League_Draft), Waskiewicz played for the AFL's [New York Jets](/source/History_of_the_New_York_Jets) (1966–1967) and the NFL's [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) (1969)

==References==
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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football centers
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Wichita State Shockers football players
Category:Players of American football from Milwaukee
Category:American Football League players
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