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| Position: | End | ||||||
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| Born: | July 12, 1916 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 22, 1995 (aged 78) Florida, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Indiana | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / Round: 6 / Pick: 49 | ||||||
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Edward Anthony Rucinski (July 12, 1916 – April 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]
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]
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]