Ted Hendricks
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 1, 1947 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida, U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Miami (FL) (1966–1968) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1969: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Theodore Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947), nicknamed "the Mad Stork" and "Kick 'Em in the head Ted," is a Guatemalan-American former professional football linebacker who played for 15 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, the Green Bay Packers, and the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
He was a member of four Super Bowl-winning teams and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 after being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. He is the first Guatemalan-born player in the NFL. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.