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{{Short description|American football player (born 1944)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Ted Vactor
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|05|27|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| team = 
| number = 29, 33
| status = 
| position1 = [[Cornerback]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 185
| college = [[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]]
| coaching_team1 = [[University of the District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] ([[Head coach]])
| coaching_years1 = 1977–1982
| coaching_team2 = [[Washington Federals]] (Asst.)
| coaching_years2 = 1983
| playing_years1 = 1969–1973
| playing_team1 = [[Washington Redskins]]
| playing_years2 = 1975
| playing_team2 = [[Chicago Bears]]
| career_highlights = 
* Second-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1964 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1964]])
| NFL = VAC415291
}}

'''Theodore Francis Vactor''' (born May 27, 1944) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Washington Redskins]] and [[Chicago Bears]].  He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]].

Vactor is often mistakenly credited with blocking the [[Miami Dolphins]]' [[Garo Yepremian]]'s late field goal attempt in [[Super Bowl VII]] that led to the bizarre fumble-return touchdown by the [[Washington Redskins]]' [[Mike Bass]]. Several still photos of the play show him diving to block the kick, but the kick cleared him and was actually blocked by Redskins' defensive lineman [[Bill Brundige]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLiT1jV5Ms | title=Super Bowl VII: Dolphins Complete Perfect Season &#124; Dolphins vs. Redskins &#124; NFL Full Game | website=[[YouTube]] | date=September 27, 2016 }}</ref>

Vactor also served as the head football coach at the [[University of the District of Columbia]] from 1977 to 1982 where he compiled an overall record of 24–31–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Practicality helps Vactor turn UDC into a winner |author=Bart Barnes |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 31, 1980 |page=F7}}</ref><ref name="VactorUDC">{{cite news |title=UDC's Vactor becomes coach with Federals |author=Mark Asher |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 28, 1983 |page=C5}}</ref> He resigned his position as the Firebirds' head coach in 1983 to become an assistant coach with the [[Washington Federals]] of the [[United States Football League]].<ref name="VactorUDC"/>

In 1999, Vactor was inducted to the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and in 2000 he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = District of Columbia Firebirds
 | conf      = NAIA/NCAA Division II Independent
 | startyear = 1977
 | endyear   = 1982
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 1979
 | name         = District of Columbia
 | overall      = 7–3
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 | ranking      = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 1980
 | name         = District of Columbia
 | overall      = 2–7–1
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 | ranking      = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 1981
 | name         = District of Columbia
 | overall      = 3–7
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 | ranking      = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 1982
 | name         = District of Columbia
 | overall      = 2–8
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 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = District of Columbia
 | overall    = 24–31–1
 | confrecord = 
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 24–31–1
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
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{{District of Columbia Firebirds football coach navbox}}
{{1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football cornerbacks]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
[[Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players]]
[[Category:UDC Firebirds football coaches]]
[[Category:Orlando Renegades coaches]]