Leo Skladany
Appearance
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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Born: | Larksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 9, 1927||||
Died: | March 18, 2003 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 75)||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Larksville (PA) | ||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||
NFL draft: | 1949 / round: 17 / pick: 171 | ||||
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Leo Bernard Skladany (August 9, 1927 – March 18, 2003) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He had a blocked punt return touchdown in the 1949 NFL Championship Game[1] In his career, Skladany played in seven regular season games and two playoff games.[2] He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. His nephew was punter Tom Skladany and his brother was College football Hall of Famer Joe Skladany.
References
[edit]- ^ "Didinger: The Unlikeliest Championship Game Hero". www.philadelphiaeagles.com.
- ^ "Leo Skladany Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
External links
[edit]- Ray Fittipaldo (March 21, 2003). "Obituary: Leo Skladany / Football standout and bar owner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Larksville, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- American people of Slovak descent
- American football defensive ends
- Pittsburgh Panthers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- New York Giants players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs