Bill Vohaska
 Vohaska from 1950 Illio | |
| Position: | Center |
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| Date of birth: | May 17, 1929 |
| Place of birth: | Riverside, Illinois |
| Date of death: | December 24, 2004 (aged 75) |
| Place of death: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Morton High School (Cicero, Illinois) |
| College: | University of Illinois |
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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.
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