Tom Rychlec

Thomas Richard Rychlec (pronounced RYE-lek; September 11, 1934 – October 17, 2023) was a professional football tight end who played five seasons across both major leagues of the early 1960s. He appeared in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and in the AFL with the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. An alumnus of American International College, he was later inducted into that school's Athletics Hall of Fame. Rychlec died in Meriden, Connecticut, at the age of 89.