Dave Costa
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| File:Dave Costa 1961.jpeg Costa, circa 1961 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive tackle • Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 27, 1941 Yonkers, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 20, 2013 (aged 71)[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Saunders Trades & Tech (Yonkers, New York) | ||||||||
| College | Utah | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 3rd round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 7th round, 49th overall pick | ||||||||
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||||
David Joseph Costa (October 27, 1941 – May 20, 2013) was an American professional football defensive tackle.[1] He played high school football at Saunders Trades and Technical H.S in Yonkers and college football at the University of Utah and Northeastern Junior College in Sterling Colorado and in the American Football League (AFL) with the Oakland Raiders from 1963 through 1965, Buffalo Bills in 1966, and Denver Broncos from 1967 through 1969. He was an AFL All-Star in 1963 for the Raiders (one of only two rookies in that game), and in 1967, 1968 and 1969 for the Broncos. He also played in the American Football Conference of the National Football League (NFL) for the Broncos, San Diego Chargers, and Bills.
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- 1941 births
- 2013 deaths
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Buffalo Bills players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- Denver Broncos players
- Oakland Raiders players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Utah Utes football players
- American Football League All-Star players
- Players of American football from Yonkers, New York
- American Football League players
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs