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Alex Drobnitch
Personal information
Born:(1913-11-25)November 25, 1913
Colorado
Died:June 6, 1960(1960-06-06) (aged 46)
Greeley, Colorado
Weight:189[1] lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:Denver
Position:Guard
NFL draft:1937 / Round: 5 / Pick: 41
Career history
Career highlights and awards

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[edit]

  1. ^ 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 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  • ^ 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 2023-03-21.
  • ^ "Alex Drobnitch". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Drobnitch&oldid=1225137126"

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