Ted Vactor

Theodore Francis Vactor (born May 27, 1944) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.

Ted Vactor

No. 29, 33
Date of birth	(1944-05-27) May 27, 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Cornerback
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
US college	Nebraska
Career history
As coach
1977–1982	District of Columbia (Head coach)
1983	Washington Federals (Asst.)
As player
1969–1973	Washington Redskins
1975	Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Eight (1964)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Vactor is often mistakenly credited with blocking the Miami Dolphins' Garo Yepremian's late field goal attempt in Super Bowl VII that led to the bizarre fumble-return touchdown by the Washington Redskins' Mike Bass. Several still photos of the play show him diving to block the kick, but the kick cleared him and was actually blocked by Redskins' defensive lineman Bill Brundige.^[1]

Vactor also served as the head football coach at the University of the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1982 where he compiled an overall record of 24–31–1.^[2][3] He resigned his position as the Firebirds' head coach in 1983 to become an assistant coach with the Washington Federals of the United States Football League.^[3]

In 1999, Vactor was inducted to the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and in 2000 he was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
District of Columbia Firebirds (NAIA/NCAA Division II Independent) (1977–1982)
1979	District of Columbia	7–3
1980	District of Columbia	2–7–1
1981	District of Columbia	3–7
1982	District of Columbia	2–8
District of Columbia:		24–31–1
Total:		24–31–1