 John Strzykalski in 1949 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (1921-12-14)December 14, 1921 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 2002(2002-06-19) (aged 80) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | South Division (Milwaukee) | ||||||||||||
| College | Marquette | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1946: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL/AAFC statistics | |||||||||||||
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John Raymond "Strike" Strzykalski (December 14, 1921 – June 19, 2002) was an American professionalfootball player who was ahalfback for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMarquette Golden Avalanche and was selected by theGreen Bay Packers in the1946 NFL draft.[1] Strzykalski served in theUnited States Air Force prior to his football career.[2]
Nicknamed "Strike" by his teammates, Strzykalski retired at the end of the1952 NFL season together with quarterbackFrankie Albert, leavingBruno Banducci the last original 49er on the roster.[3]
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1946 | SFO | 13 | 11 | 79 | 346 | 4.4 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | - | 0 |
| 1947 | SFO | 14 | 13 | 143 | 906 | 6.3 | 50 | 5 | 15 | 258 | 17.2 | - | 3 |
| 1948 | SFO | 14 | 13 | 141 | 915 | 6.5 | 48 | 4 | 26 | 485 | 18.7 | 59 | 7 |
| 1949 | SFO | 7 | 4 | 66 | 287 | 4.3 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | - | 1 |
| 1950 | SFO | 12 | 12 | 136 | 612 | 4.5 | 38 | 2 | 24 | 187 | 7.8 | 28 | 1 |
| 1951 | SFO | 11 | 9 | 81 | 296 | 3.7 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1952 | SFO | 10 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | 62 | 662 | 3,415 | 5.2 | 50 | 19 | 93 | 1,218 | 13.1 | 59 | 12 | ||
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