George Mrkonic

George Mrkonic
Date of birth	December 17, 1929 (age 94)
Place of birth	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Date of death	May 23, 2011 (aged 81)
Place of death	Merriam, Kansas
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Kansas
NFL draft	1953 / round: 4 / pick: 45
Career history
As player
1953	Philadelphia Eagles
1956	BC Lions (CFL)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

George Ralph Mrkonic (born December 17, 1929 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions.

College career

Mrkonic played college football at the University of Kansas from 1950 to 1952. During that period, the Jayhawks had a 21-9 record.^[1] They finished 8-2 in 1951, the year he was selected as an All-American. Mrkonic was selected on the all-conference team in 1950 and 1951. He was also the punter for the Jayhawks, and led Kansas in punting stats in 1951.^[1]

Professional career

Mrkonic was drafted in the fourth round (45th overall) in the 1953 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played ten games with them that season. In 1956, he tried the Canadian Football League, playing only one game with the BC Lions.^[1] He later retired and moved to Shawnee Mission Kansas, where he lived with his wife Ruth. He had six grandchildren.

Death

Mrkonic died in Kansas City, Kansas, the week of May 22, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "KU All-Americans". KUSports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
^ "Kansas Football Legend George Mrkonic Passes Away". KUAthletics. Retrieved 2011-05-31.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[kansas-1] "KU All-Americans". KUSports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-12.

[obituary-2] "Kansas Football Legend George Mrkonic Passes Away". KUAthletics. Retrieved 2011-05-31.^{[permanent dead link]}

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