Eddie Rucinski

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Edward Anthony Rucinski (July 12, 1916Template:Spaced ndashApril 22, 1995) was a professional American football player who played end for six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt" of the National Football League. Rucinski was named to the 1939 College Football All Polish-American Team.[1] He played college football at Indiana University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.[2] He died in Florida on April 22, 1995.[3] He was drafted in the six round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.[4]

Career

Rucinski played in sixty NFL games, starting in forty-one of them. He scored eight career touchdowns (all as a receiver) and averaged 14.2 receiving yards per game. In his career he had ninety-nine receptions for 1408 yards. He also had eighteen career rushes for eighty-five yards. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1942 and named All-Pro in 1943.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1941 BKN 11 8 17 204 12.0 33 1
1942 BKN 11 9 9 99 11.0 24 1
1943 CRD 10 9 26 398 15.3 47 3
1944 CRD 10 6 22 284 12.9 40 1
1945 CRD 8 7 23 400 17.4 62 2
1946 CRD 10 2 2 23 11.5 12 0
Career 60 41 99 1,408 14.2 62 8

Personal life

Rucinski was married to Mae Tilly. He had a daughter named Suzie and a stepson named John. After leaving football he moved to California. In the 1970s he moved to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, where he was a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church, and opened a medical supply business in St. Petersburg, Florida.[3]

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