Dennis Patera
American football player (born 1945)
Dennis Allen Patera (born October 17, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the seventeenth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He first enrolled at Columbia Basin College before transferring to play college football for the BYU Cougars.
Early life
Patera was a two-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in track and field at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon. He earned All-PIL Honorable Mention honors in football. He was also the PIL Discus champion and State Meet Discus champion in track. Patera was inducted into the PIL Hall of Fame in 2011.
College career
Patera initially attended Columbia Basin College. He transferred to Brigham Young University and was a letterman in football and track for the BYU Cougars. He set school records in football for most points scored and longest field goal with a 53 yarder.
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