Nick Bolkovac
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| Positions | Defensive tackle Offensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 20, 1928 McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | October 29, 2015 (aged 87) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Youngstown, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1951: 30th round, 354th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Nicholas Frank Bolkovac (March 20, 1928 – October 29, 2015) was an American professional football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1] He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He founded the "Pitt Rocks", an alumni organization for Pitt football players who played between 1940 and 1960. He died from "lung complications" in 2015.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Nicholas Frank 'Nick' Bolkovac". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ "Nicholas F. Bolkovac". Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: Nicholas Bolkovac / Former Pitt football player, booster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2021.