Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship. He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft.
After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center. Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.
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Colin Allred - former NFL linebacker who became a lawyer and US Representative
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Tommy Casanova - former NFL player who became an ophthalmologist
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Dennis Claridge – former NFL quarterback who became an orthodontist
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Dan Doornink – former NFL running back who became a medical doctor
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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – current NFL player who earned a medical degree while playing in the league
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John Frank - Super Bowl winning SF 49er who became a NY City based plastic surgeon
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Joel Makovicka – former NFL fullback who became a doctor of physical therapy
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Bill McColl - former NFL player who became an orthopedic surgeon, father of Milt McColl
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Milt McColl - former NFL linebacker who became a medical doctor
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Frank Ryan – former NFL player and mathematician, who maintained an academic career while playing in the league
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Myron Rolle – former NFL defensive back who was also a Rhodes scholar and is now serving a neurosurgery residency
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John Urschel – former NFL player and mathematician who was a PhD candidate while playing in the league
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Byron White - former NFL running back who became a US Supreme Court Justice
