Shoulder Pads worn by Dan Ryczek of the Washington Redskins
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1974 - 1975
label: date made
content: ca 1974
name: label: user
content: Ryczek, Dan
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description
content: Long snapper/ center Dan Ryczek played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1973-1975), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-1977), and Los Angeles Rams (1978-1979). Prior to his time in the NFL, he made the 1970 All-ACC team as an offensive lineman at the University of Virginia. Drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1971 draft, Ryczek did not appear on Washington’s active roster until 1973. He was selected by the Buccanners as part of the 1976 expansion draft, and in 1979 played in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Rams. Overall, he played in 102 NFL games, starting 26.
label: Description
content: The Washington NFL franchise stopped using the derogatory name <i>Redskins</i> in 2020, becoming the <i>Washington Commanders</i> in 2022.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Change Your Game
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0689.06
label: accession number
content: 1982.0689
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0689.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shoulder pads, football
label: Object Type
content: shoulder pads
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: vinyl (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 28 in x 16 in; 40.64 cm x 71.12 cm x 40.64 cm