Sivek always prepared as player and coach
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January 22, 2026
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Sivek always prepared as player and coach

By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 

Karl Sivek had the power of a leopard when he took the field for the Belle Vernon High School football team. Coincidentally, the running back-outside linebacker from the Class of 1975 didn’t even have to learn a new nickname when he continued his football career at Lafayette College.

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