[6] He attended Michigan State University.

[1][b] Mendyk played for the Michigan State Spartans football team in 1956.

[7] The next year, he was selected by the New York Giants in the 3rd round of the 1957 NFL Draft;[8] he did not make the final roster.

Mendyk played in Minor League Baseball from 1957 to 1960.

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