Alex Drobnitch
American football player (1913–1960)
American football player
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Born: | (1913-11-25)November 25, 1913 Colorado, U.S. |
Died: | June 6, 1960(1960-06-06) (aged 46) Greeley, Colorado, U.S. |
Weight: | 189[1] lb (86 kg) |
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College: | Denver |
Position: | Guard |
NFL draft: | 1937 / Round: 5 / Pick: 41 |
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Alex Lewis Drobnitch (November 25, 1913 – June 6, 1960) was an American football player. Drobntich was raised on a farm near Eaton, Colorado.[2] He played college football for the Denver Pioneers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on the 1936 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.[5] He later played professional football for the New York Yanks in 1937, the Buffalo Indians in 1940, and the New York Americans in 1941.[6] He was inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.[2]
References
- ^ 1936 University of Denver yearbook (Kynewisbok), p. 129
- ^ a b "University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1996". University of Denver. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Goddard of Washington State and Drobnitch of Denver Westerners on NEA All-America". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 26, 1936. p. 9.
- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Drobnitch". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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Philadelphia Eagles 1937 NFL draft selections
- Sam Francis
- Franny Murray
- Drew Ellis
- Walt Gilbert
- Alex Drobnitch
- Bill Guckeyson
- Babe Barna
- Nestor Hennon
- Paul Fanning
- Ray Antil