Lenkaitis, William E.

Dr. William Edward Lenkaitis, 70, died peacefully on August 27, 2016, after an 18-month battle with brain cancer.

Bill was born in Strongsville, OH, on June 30, 1946, to the late Lewis and Myrtle Lenkaitis. He attended Penn State University where he was the captain of the 1967 Penn State football team and a member of the Fiji Phi Delta Fraternity. Bill was a second round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1968 where he played his first three seasons before being picked up by the New England Patriots where he completed the last 11 years of his 14-year NFL career.

During his NFL offseasons he earned his dental degree from the University of Tennessee and became the Patriots team dentist while still an active member of the team. Following his retirement after the 1981 season Bill continued his second career as a dentist and managed his own dental practice in Foxboro for 40 years …

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