Pete Rostosky was a professional football offensive tackle for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 from 1984 through 1986. Rostosky attended the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

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, graduating in 1983. During his professional career he played in 35 games, starting eight. He was part of the team that advanced to the 1984 AFC Championship Game

AFC Championship Game

The American Football Conference Championship Game is one of the two final playoff matches of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the American...

 versus the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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. He returned one kickoff for three yards in 1986. He wore uniform number 63. He currently resides in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....

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