Andy Nemecek

Andy Nemecek

Personal information
Born:	(1896-05-06)May 6, 1896 Lorain, Ohio
Died:	May 8, 1984(1984-05-08) (aged 88) Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lorain (OH)
Position:	Guard, center
Career history
Columbus Tigers (1923–1925)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (1924)

Andrew James Nemecek (May 6, 1896 – May 8, 1984) was an American football and basketball player.

Nemecek was born in Lorain, Ohio, in 1896 and attended Lorain High School.[1]

He attended Ohio State University and played college football at the center position from 1919 to 1921. He received nine varsity letters in football, basketball, and track.[2] In 1921, he received the Western Conference medal for combined excellence in scholarship and athletics.[3]

He also played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard and center for the Columbus Tigers from 1923 to 1925.[4] He was selected as the second-team center on the 1924 All-Pro Team.[5][6] He also played professional basketball for the Columbus Kinners.[2]

He worked as a surgeon in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He died in 1984 at a nursing home in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.[2]

References

1. "Andy Nemecek". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
2. "Former Ohio State grid star dies at age 78". Chillicothe Gazette. May 10, 1984. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Nemecek Wins Medal". Lima Republican-Gazette. June 4, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Andy Nemecek". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
5. "Tillie Voss Picked as End On All American Pro Team; Lambeau, Half, On 2nd Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. John Hogrogian (1984). "1924 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.