Sandy durko biography

Sandy Durko

American football player (born )

Sandy Vincent Durko (born August 29, ) is a former American footballdefensive back in the National Football League (NFL).

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Durko played football at West Covina High School in West Covina, California, leading the team to a CIF championship.[1]

Durko played college football for the USC Trojans as a starting defensive back.[2] In the USC-Notre Dame game, on the second play from scrimmage Durko intercepted a Joe Theismann and returned it for a touchdown in a game that ended in a tie.[3]

He was selected in the sixth round (th overall) of the NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[4]

He played in only one game in his rookie year of , the Bengals' first year in the NFL after the AFL-NFL merger.

In , however, he saw significant playing time at free safety, playing in all 14 games with four interceptions returned for a total of 46 yards. He also returned six punts for 14 yards and even rushed once fo Sandy Durko: American football player (1948-) | Biography ... VOCU