Roy Kurrasch

Position:

End

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 8, 1922

Place of birth:

Toledo, Ohio

Date of death:

July 11, 2015 (aged 92)

Career information

College:

UCLA

NFL draft:

1947 / Round: 9 / Pick: 68
(By the Washington Redskins)

Career history

New York Yankees (AAFC) (1947)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1948)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	19
Receiving yards:	53
Average:	26.5
Player stats at NFL.com

Roy William Kurrasch (October 8, 1922 – July 11, 2015) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. Kurrasch played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1947 NFL Draft for the Washington Redskins. Kurrasch died in July 2015 at the age of 92.^[1]

Washington Redskins 1947 NFL Draft selections

Cal Rossi Red Knight Hank Foldberg Mike Garzoni Bill Gray Hank Harris Roy Kurrasch Ernie Williamson L.G. Carmody U.S. Savage Bob Steckroth Weldon Edwards Earl Wheeler Bill Gold Jack Hart Tom Nichols Harry Dowda Charlie Webb Elmo Bond Jim Hefti Tom Dudley Bob Smith Hal Mullins Francis Bocoka Otis Sacrinty Milt Dropo Lynn Brownson Joe Colone Herb Shoener Bo Pievo

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

References

↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=175477723

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