Stan Batinski
Appearance
Date of birth | March 4, 1917 |
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Place of birth | Greenfield, Massachusetts |
Date of death | January 29, 1990 |
Place of death | Greenfield, Massachusetts |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
US college | Temple |
High school | Greenfield (Greenfield, Massachusetts) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1941, 1943–1947 | Detroit Lions |
1948 | Boston Yanks |
1949 | New York Bulldogs |
Career stats | |
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Stanley "Bull" Batinski (March 4, 1917 – January 29, 1990) was an American football player.
A native of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Batinksi attended Greenfield High School and played college football for Temple University from 1938 to 1940.
He played professional football in the National Football League as guard and tackle for the Detroit Lions (1941, 1943–1947), Boston Yanks (1948), and New York Bulldogs (1949). He appeared in 81 games, 46 as a starter, and was selected by Pro Football Illustrated as a first-team guard on the 1945 All-Pro Team.[1] He missed the 1942 season while serving in the U.S. Army, but returned to the Lions after receiving a medical discharge in February 1943.[2][3]
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stan Batinski.
- ^ "Stan Batinski". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "We Congratulate". Detroit Free Press. March 4, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions May Get Sinkwich Through Marine Release". Detroit Free Press. August 24, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1990 deaths
- American football offensive linemen
- Temple Owls football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Boston Yanks players
- New York Bulldogs players
- People from Greenfield, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Greenfield High School (Massachusetts) alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs