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Position | Halfback |
Major | Physical Education |
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Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | May 23, 1927
Died: | Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | August 4, 2017
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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High school | Detroit (MI) Pershing |
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Harry Marion Szulborski (May 23, 1927 – August 4, 2017 [1]) was an American football player and coach.
Szulborski played college football as a halfback for Purdue University from 1946 to 1949 and was selected a first-team player on the 1947 and 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football teams. [2] [3] [4] [5] He led the conference with 631 rushing yards in 1948. [6] He was named to the inaugural Senior Bowl He was later inducted into the Purdue Hall of Fame and Indiana Football Hall of Fame. [7] Szulborski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1950 NFL Draft but did not play for the team. [8]
In the early 1950s, he became an assistant football coach at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. He served as the school's head football coach from 1962 to 1974 and compiled a 36–81–3 record in that position. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1960 to 1969 and 1976 to 1981. [7]
Purdue Boilermakers | |
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Position | Halfback |
Major | Physical Education |
Personal information | |
Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | May 23, 1927
Died: | Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | August 4, 2017
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Detroit (MI) Pershing |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Harry Marion Szulborski (May 23, 1927 – August 4, 2017 [1]) was an American football player and coach.
Szulborski played college football as a halfback for Purdue University from 1946 to 1949 and was selected a first-team player on the 1947 and 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football teams. [2] [3] [4] [5] He led the conference with 631 rushing yards in 1948. [6] He was named to the inaugural Senior Bowl He was later inducted into the Purdue Hall of Fame and Indiana Football Hall of Fame. [7] Szulborski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1950 NFL Draft but did not play for the team. [8]
In the early 1950s, he became an assistant football coach at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. He served as the school's head football coach from 1962 to 1974 and compiled a 36–81–3 record in that position. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1960 to 1969 and 1976 to 1981. [7]