John Yezerski

John Yezerski
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Yezerski in 1935
No. 12
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1913-09-22)September 22, 1913
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died:January 18, 1979(1979-01-18) (aged 66)
Boring, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Portland (OR) Washington
College:Saint Mary's
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Starts:1

John Casimer "Turk" Yezerski (September 22, 1913 – January 18, 1979), sometimes spelled Jezierski, was an American football player.

Biography

Yezerski was born in 1914 in Portland, Oregon, and attended Portland's Washington High School.[1]

He played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels football team in 1933 to 1934.[1][2][3] He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team tackle on the 1933 College Football All-America Team.[4] He was dropped from the football team in January 1935 due to scholastic deficiencies.[5]

He also played professional football as a tackle in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936. He appeared in nine games for the Dodgers.[1][6]

Yezerski died in 1979 in Boring, Oregon.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Yezerski". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Curley Grieve (August 27, 1933). "Spell John Yezerski. It's Acid Test. Gael Looms as Star". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tom Foudy (September 10, 1934). "Yezerski Best Coast Tackle Says Slip". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bill Braucher (December 5, 1933). "Howard Jones Gets Two on All-American". The Daily Times. Santa Maria, California. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grid Hopes of Gaels Hit by Loss of Stars". Santa Cruz Evening News. January 10, 1935. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "John Yezerski". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2015.