Bill Vohaska
Appearance
![]() Vohaska from 1950 Illio | |
Personal information | |
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Born: | May 17, 1929 Riverside, Illinois |
Died: | December 24, 2004 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 75)
Career information | |
High school: | Cicero (IL) Morton |
College: | Illinois |
Position: | Center |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William John "Bill" Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team at the center position from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He later worked as a coach and teacher. He also founded and operated the Riverside Day Camp in Riverside, Illinois.[4]
References
- ^ "Vohaska Captained Gridders: AOY Candidate Named All-American Pivot". Daily Illini. May 16, 1951.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
- ^ Vikki Ortiz Healy (September 18, 2009). "Hazy, crazy camp days: For decades, Riverside Day Camp gave kids a place to romp all summer -- until insurance concerns rained on the parade". Chicago Tribune.