Personal information | |
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Born: | August 11, 1917 Akron, Ohio |
Died: | October 6, 1991 (age 74) |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Whiting |
College: | Michigan State University |
Position: | End |
Career history | |
Cleveland Rams (1940) | |
Player stats at PFR |
Michael Kenneth Kinek (August 11, 1917 – October 6, 1991) was an American football player.
Kinek was born in 1917 in Akron, Ohio. He attended Whiting High School in Whiting, Indiana. [1]
He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) from 1937 to 1939. [2] [3] [4] He was also regarded as a reliable, long-distance placekicker. [5] At the end of the 1939 season, he was elected by his teammates as an honorary co-captain. [6] Michigan State coach Charley Bachman called Kinek the best defensive end in Michigan State history. [7]
In February 1940, Kinek signed with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. [8] He appeared in two games for the Rams. [1]
Kinek died in 1991. [1]
Personal information | |
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Born: | August 11, 1917 Akron, Ohio |
Died: | October 6, 1991 (age 74) |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Whiting |
College: | Michigan State University |
Position: | End |
Career history | |
Cleveland Rams (1940) | |
Player stats at PFR |
Michael Kenneth Kinek (August 11, 1917 – October 6, 1991) was an American football player.
Kinek was born in 1917 in Akron, Ohio. He attended Whiting High School in Whiting, Indiana. [1]
He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) from 1937 to 1939. [2] [3] [4] He was also regarded as a reliable, long-distance placekicker. [5] At the end of the 1939 season, he was elected by his teammates as an honorary co-captain. [6] Michigan State coach Charley Bachman called Kinek the best defensive end in Michigan State history. [7]
In February 1940, Kinek signed with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. [8] He appeared in two games for the Rams. [1]
Kinek died in 1991. [1]