Christian Jeffrey Dieterich (born July 27, 1958) is a retired American football

American football

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 player

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 who played his entire career with the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 from 1980 to 1986.

Early life and college career

Dieterich attended Ward Melville High School

Ward Melville High School

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, earning the Long Island

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 Newsday

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Hansen Award in 1975. At North Carolina State

North Carolina State University

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 he was a two time all All ACC Tackle/Guard and was on the 1979 ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

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 Championship team, playing in the 1980 Hula Bowl

Hula Bowl

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Professional career

Dieterich played his entire career with the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

. He retired after sustaining a knee injury and now lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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