Bob Kowalkowski
American football player (1943–2009)
American football player
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1943-11-05)November 5, 1943 Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died: | September 17, 2009(2009-09-17) (aged 65) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Arnold |
College: | Virginia |
NFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 7 / Pick: 95 |
AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: Red Shirt 2 / Pick: 15 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Kowalkowski (November 5, 1943 – September 17, 2009) was an American football offensive guard who played for the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in a twelve-year career that lasted from 1966 to 1977 in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Kowalkowski played college football at the University of Virginia and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Lions. His son Scott was selected in the 1991 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and also played with the Lions.[2]
References
External links
- "Ex-Lions lineman Bob Kowalkowski dies at age 65," The Detroit News, Friday, September 18, 2009.
- Monarrez, Carlos. "Bob Kowalkowski was 'tough, physical'," Detroit Free Press, Saturday, September 19, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- Mlive.com information on Kowalkowski's death. - accessed 18 September 2009
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Detroit Lions 1965 NFL draft selections
- Tom Nowatzke
- Jerry Rush
- Fred Biletnikoff
- Tom Myers
- Tom Vaughn
- Ed Flanagan
- John Flynn
- Earl Hawkins
- Greg Kent
- Bob Kowalkowski
- Larry Harbin
- Bruce McLenna
- Frank Pennie
- Jim Kearney
- Jim Moore
- Jack Jacobson
- Larry Brown
- Wallace Dickey
- John Smith
- Sonny Odom
- Karl Sweetan
- Preston Love
- George Wilson
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