Bob Kowalkowski
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | November 5, 1943 Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 17, 2009 (aged 65) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Arnold (Arnold, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College | Virginia (1962-1965) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: 7th round, 95th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1965: Red Shirt 2nd round, 15th overall pick | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Robert Kowalkowski (November 5, 1943 – September 17, 2009) was an American professional 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
- ^ "Former Lions Lineman Bob Kowalkowski Dies". Detroitlions.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Longtime Lions lineman Kowalkowski dies at 65". ESPN.com. September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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.
- Mlive.com information on Kowalkowski's death. - accessed 18 September 2009