Dziedzic grew up in the community of
Northeast, Minneapolis and attended
Edison High School, where he was an all-city athlete and earned nine letters in football, baseball, and hockey. He served in the
United States Army during the
Korean War, and was present at
Panmunjom when the
Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. From 1951–1955, Dziedzic played professional baseball for several minor league teams within the
Brooklyn Dodgers organization, before attending the
College of St. Thomas. After graduation, he taught at
DeLaSalle High School during the 1960–61 school year. He married Patricia McCarthy before joining the
Minneapolis Police Department. During his 16 years as an officer, he worked his way up from Inspector of Police, then lieutenant investigator, and later burglary detective. In 1976, Dziedzic ran for an open First Ward council seat. He served on the Minneapolis city council representing
Northeast, Minneapolis for 22 years. He then served on the Park Board for another 12 years where he convinced Jim Lupient to develop a waterpark in Northeast Minneapolis later named Jim Lupient Waterpark. He was co-founder of Art-A-Whirl and founder of "Seniors Day at the Dome." Dziedzic worked to create the Quarry Shopping Center, the largest retail development in Minneapolis outside of downtown at the time of its construction in the late 1990s. On November 24, 2018, Dziedzic died of natural causes at the
North Memorial Medical Center. He was 85. == Personal life ==