Joe Levelis

Joe Levelis
No. 75
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	January 6, 1961 (age 63); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lindenhurst Senior (NY)
College:	Iowa
NFL draft:	1984 / round: 6 / pick: 166
Career history
	Oklahoma / Arizona Outlaws (1984–1985);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Ten (1983);

Joseph J. Levelis (born January 6, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Oklahoma and Arizona Outlaws. He played college football at the University of Iowa.

Early years

Levelis attended Lindenhurst Senior High School, where he was a starter at offensive tackle. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Iowa. He became a starter at left guard as a sophomore.^[1] He was moved to right tackle as a junior, to replace the departed Brett Miller.

Levelis was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round (304th overall) of the 1984 NFL draft.^[2] He opted to instead sign with the United States Football League.^[3]

On May 9, 1984, he was signed as a free agent by the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League.^[3] He was a backup offensive tackle and played 2 seasons until the league folded.

Levelis was a football graduate assistant at the University of Iowa.^[4]