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Klecko was born on October 15, 1953, in Chester, Pennsylvania. [1] Klecko played high school football at St. James Catholic High School for Boys in Chester under coach Joe Logue. After graduating, he was not offered a scholarship to any college and went to work for a trucking company.
Klecko and Joe Fields wrote a book on Klecko's career, including details on his personal relationship with Gastineau. [11] A book that told the story of this era of the Jets, titled Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets , by author Greg Prato, was released in September 2011 via ECW Press .
The New York Jets' Joe Klecko, left, had his jersey retired in 2004. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Now, he is finally a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
In New York, Gastineau was a key part of the famed "New York Sack Exchange", the Jets defensive line that also included Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam. The four combined for 66 sacks in 1981 , including 20 by Gastineau (in 1981 sacks were unofficial, but Gastineau's 20 sacks trailed Klecko by only half a sack), to lead the Jets to ...
It chronicles the Jets' fearsome foursome defensive line of the 1980s that included Gastineau, Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and the late Abdul Salaam.
He drove a dump truck. He played semipro football under an assumed name. He sparred with Joe Frazier. A look at Joe Klecko's unique journey to Canton.
In 1989, he released a book, Nose to Nose: Survival in the Trenches of the NFL, co-authored with his friend and former roommate Joe Klecko. Klecko and Fields had lined up across from each other in Jets' practices for eleven years. [3] He became director of contractor services for a New Jersey patio and stonework company.
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