CREATE TABLE table_203_229 (id DECIMAL, "pick #" DECIMAL, "nfl team" TEXT, "player" TEXT, "position" TEXT, "college" TEXT)

what was the total number of linebackers chosen in round 17 of the 1969 nfl draft ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_203_229 WHERE "position" = 'linebacker'
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_203_229" WHERE "position" = 'linebacker'