Joseph John Novsek II (Pronounced: NAHV-sek) (May 29, 1939 – April 24, 2023) was an American football defensive lineman who played one season in the American Football League (AFL) for the Oakland Raiders.
After his high school career, Novsek accepted a scholarship offer from The University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.
At the end of the 1961 college football season, Novsek chose the Raiders in the AFL over the NFL's Colts.
[6] He was used by the Raiders on each position of the defensive line, and appeared in all fourteen games of the 1962 season.
Novsek was released at the 1964 roster cuts, ending his professional career.