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{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| number = 64
| position = [[Offensive tackle]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|8}}
| birth_place = [[Harvey, Illinois]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 253
| draftyear = 1977
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 15
| high_school = [[Vallejo High School|Vallejo (CA)]]
| college = [[California Golden Bears football|California]]
| pastteams =
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1977|1981}})
| highlights =
* [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1977|1977]])
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1976 College Football All-America Team|1976]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-8]] ([[1975 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1975]], [[1976 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1976]])
* [[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]]
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 77
| statlabel2 = Games [[Starting lineup|started]]
| statvalue2 = 75
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = AlbrTe20
}}

'''Theodore Carl Albrecht''' (born October 8, 1954) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was an [[offensive tackle]] for five seasons for the [[Chicago Bears]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>"[http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=ALB553720 Ted Albrecht]", nfl.com, retrieved 2010-10-17</ref> He played [[college football]] for the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]]. Albrecht currently serves as an analyst for Northwestern University football broadcasts on [[WGN (AM)]] radio.

== Early life and education ==

Albrecht was born in [[Harvey, Illinois]] and moved with his family to northern California at the age of 3.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref> He played football at [[Vallejo High School]] in [[Vallejo, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

== College career ==

Albrecht earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he started 33 straight games at offensive tackle, made several All-America teams and appeared on [[Bob Hope]]'s Christmas show with the Associated Press All-America Squad.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Mandernach |title=Life After Football |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=1 |date=April 16, 1995 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

== Pro football career ==

Albrecht was chosen in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft, and he played six seasons for the Chicago Bears as an offensive lineman. He made the All-Rookie team in 1977 and was a Pro Bowl alternate in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Mandernach |title=Life After Football |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=1 |date=April 16, 1995 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

Ultimately, Albrecht's bum back ended his career, and he announced his retirement at age 28 in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/07/27/Ted-Albrecht-a-veteran-Chicago-Bears-offensive-lineman-who/6976428126400/|title=Ted Albrecht, a veteran Chicago Bears offensive lineman who...|work=UPI|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

== After football ==

After retiring, Albrecht founded a travel agency, Albrecht Travel Systems, and began providing color commentary of Northwestern University football on [[WBBM (AM)]] radio.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

Albrecht shifted to [[WGN (AM)]] radio in 1996 after that station picked up coverage of Northwestern University football radio broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/27/eanet-switches-to-wgn-minkoff-out/|title=Eanet Switches To Wgn|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref> In early 2016, WGN and Northwestern announced a four-year extension of their contract through the end of the 2019-2020 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wgnradio.com/2016/02/26/northwestern-athletics-and-wgn-radio-agree-to-four-year-broadcast-extension/|title=Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio agree to four-year broadcast extension|date=2016-02-26|work=WGN Radio - 720 AM|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Albrecht has continued to do color commentary during Northwestern football broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wgnradio.com/2016/02/26/northwestern-athletics-and-wgn-radio-agree-to-four-year-broadcast-extension/|title=Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio agree to four-year broadcast extension|date=2016-02-26|work=WGN Radio - 720 AM|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal ==

Albrecht lives in [[Winnetka, Illinois]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} Albrecht and his wife had two daughters with LuJean, Brianna and Ashley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/04/16/life-after-football-2/|title=Life After Football|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1977 NFL Draft}}
{{BearsFirstPick}}
{{Bears1977DraftPicks}}

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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Harvey, Illinois]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:American football offensive tackles]]
[[Category:California Golden Bears football players]]
[[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Vallejo, California]]
[[Category:Brian Piccolo Award winners]]

Ted Albrecht - Revision history

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