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Associated Press - November 25, 2009 4:55 PM ET
POTH, Texas (AP) - Tom Janik, a former AFL-NFL player who in 1968 intercepted a pass by Joe Namath and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown, has died. He was 69.
Vinyard Funeral Homes says Janik died Saturday in Poth, about 35 miles from San Antonio.
Janik, a defensive back and punter, made 25 interceptions in eight AFL seasons with Denver, Buffalo and Boston. The touchdown return against Namath and the New York Jets was 1 of 6 in Janik's career.
Janik played one year with the New England Patriots after the AFL-NFL merger.
In college, he played one season at Texas A&M and three at Texas A&I, now Texas A&M-Kingsville.
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