Paul Andrew Ryczek The son of Stanley J. Ryczek (1921–1986) and Helen Gorman Ryczek (1928–2004). He was an American football

American football

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 offensive lineman in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Atlanta Falcons

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, the New Orleans Saints

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, and the Philadelphia Eagles

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. He played college football

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 for the University of Virginia

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.His brother Dan

Dan Ryczek

Daniel Stanley Ryczek is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Virginia and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1971 NFL...

 also played for the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 and in the NFL. After a successful NFL career of 8 years Paul decided to keep his family in Georgia and went on to founding a construction business called METASCHEMATICS. Paul and his wife Carol have three children: Zachary, Matthew and Elizabeth Ryczek, who are all graduates of The University of Georgia.