Jim Katcavage

Jim Katcavage
	No. 75
	Katcavage in 1965
Born:	October 28, 1934; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Died:	February 22, 1995 (aged 60)
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
College	Dayton
NFL draft	1956 / Round: 4 / Pick: 45
Career history
As player
1956–1968	New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	3× (1961, 1962, 1963);
Awards	3× All-Pro Selection (1961, 1962, 1963); 2× All-Conference (1964, 1966);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

James Richard Katcavage (October 28, 1934 – February 22, 1995) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League who played thirteen seasons for the New York Giants. From 1952 until 1956, Katcavage played college football at the University of Dayton and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1956 NFL Draft. Although quarterback sacks did not become an official NFL statistic until 1982, Katcavage is unofficially credited with a career total of 96½ sacks, placing him third on the Giants unofficial list.[1]

In 1966, Katcavage was inducted into the University of Dayton Hall of Fame.

In 2016, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Katvavage to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2016 [2]

References

"Giants.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
"PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2016". Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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