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Chuck Cecil
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| Chuck Cecil | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 8, 1964 |
| Place of birth |  Red Bluff, California |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| College | Arizona |
| NFL Draft | 1988 / Round 4/ Pick 89 |
| Pro Bowls | 1 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1988-1992 1993 1995 |
Green Bay Packers Phoenix Cardinals Houston Oilers |
Charles Douglas Cecil (born November 8, 1964), is a former safety for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers (1988-1992), Arizona Cardinals (1993), and the Houston Oilers (1995). Cecil was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992.
Cecil, a native of Red Bluff, California, attended the University of Arizona, where he set a Wildcats' school record with four interceptions against Stanford in 1987. Later that year in a game against the rival Arizona State University Sun Devils, he returned an interception 106 yards to notch a Wildcats victory.
He was selected by the Packers in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL draft.
Cecil is regarded as among the most vicious hitters National Football League history. Many photos taken of Cecil during games showed him with a bloodied nose. During much of his career, Cecil was forced to wear a "Gazoo Helmet"; a helmet so named because it resembled the head of The Great Gazoo, a recurring character in The Flintstones animated series. The "Gazoo helmet" is actually a thick padding that fits on a helmet's shell to reduce the risk of receiving a concussion and reducing the risk of injury to opponents due to helmet-first hits, for which Chuck Cecil was fined numerous times.
Despite the additional protection, recurring concussions forced Chuck Cecil into retirement.
Chuck Cecil was featured on the October 10, 1993 issue of Sports Illustrated with the question: "Is Chuck Cecil Too Vicious for the NFL?"
He is married to author Carrie Cecil. After his playing career ended, he became a coach for the Tennessee Titans (the former Houston Oilers). His current responsibilities are the safeties and nickelbacks.
| Preceded by Lisa L. Ice Jon L. Louis Cheryl Miller John C. Moffet Dub W. Myers Megan L. Neyer |
Todays Top VI Award Class of 1988 Regina K. Cavanaugh Charles D. Cecil Keith J. Jackson Gordon C. Lockbaum Mary T. Meagher David Robinson |
Succeeded by Dylann Duncan Suzanne T. McConnell Betsy Mitchell Anthony P. Phillips Thomas K. Schlesinger Mark M. Stepnoski |
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