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Carl Barzilauskas<\/a>, who played defensive tackle<\/a> for six seasons with the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers, passed away on December 20<\/a>. He was 72. In 1974, playing for the Jets, Barzilauskas finished second in voting<\/a> for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, behind Pittsburgh’s Jack Lambert<\/a>. Barzilauskas was the nephew of Frank “Fritz” Barzilauskas<\/a>, who played in the NFL from 1947 to 1951.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barzilauskas is pictured here on his 1976 Topps card<\/a>. To my knowledge, it is his only appearance on a card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carl Barzilauskas, who played defensive tackle for six seasons with the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers, passed away on December 20. He was 72. 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