 Filipowicz (bottom) with Fordham teammateGeorge Cheverko, circa 1942 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1921-06-28)June 28, 1921 Donora, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | February 21, 1975(1975-02-21) (aged 53) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Fordham | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1943: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Baseball player Baseball career | |||||||||||||
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| MLB debut | |||||||||||||
| September 3, 1944, for the New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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| October 3, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .223 | ||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RBI | 26 | ||||||||||||
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Stephen Charles "Flip"Filipowicz (June 28, 1921 – February 21, 1975) was an American professionalfootball andbaseball player. Filipowicz and Olympic greatJim Thorpe share the distinction of being the only two men to have played for the New York Giants of both baseball and football.[1]
Filipowicz, afullback andquarterback who played atFordham University from 1941 to 1943, was selected by theNew York Giants in the first round in the1943 NFL draft. Although an undersized back at 5'8", 198 lbs, he was still taken with the sixth overall pick. In his first season, he rushed for 142 yards on 53 attempts and had 49 receiving yards. He also attempted two incomplete passes. In 1946 he made seven receptions for 84 yards and caught four interceptions as ablocking back.[2] He retired after the season to become head football, basketball, and baseball coach atMount Saint Mary's University.[3] He resigned the following year to play baseball.
After a successful season as anoutfielder andcatcher for theJersey City Giants, Filipowicz made his major league debut on September 3, 1944, for theNew York Giants. He appeared in 15 games, collecting 8 hits in 41 at bats (.195). He appeared in 35 games the next season and batted .205 with 2 home runs. He made a return to baseball in 1948 with theSunbury Reds of theInterstate League. He was called up to theCincinnati Reds later that season and collected 9 hits in 26 at bats (.346).[4] He spent the 1949 & 1950 seasons with theSyracuse Chiefs of theInternational League and theTulsa Oilers of theTexas League.
Filipowicz was in theUnited States Marines duringWorld War II. He worked for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Revenue as a corporate tax officer for 17 years. Filipowicz died on February 21, 1975 inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and was buried inKulpmont, Pennsylvania.[3]
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