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Alex Drobnitch
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Alex Lewis Drobnitch (November 25, 1913 – June 2, 1960) was an American football player. He played college football for the Denver Pioneers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on the 1936 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.[4] He later played professional football for New York Yankees in 1937, the Buffalo Indians in 1940, and the New York Americans in 1941. He was inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.[5]
Key Information
Drobntich was born on November 25, 1913, in Denver.[6] He raised on a farm near Eaton, Colorado.[5] Drobntich died on June 2, 1960.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 1936 University of Denver yearbook (Kynewisbok), p. 129
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Goddard of Washington State and Drobnitch of Denver Westerners on NEA All-America". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 26, 1936. p. 9.
- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1996". University of Denver. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Services for Alex Drobnitch". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. June 3, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Former Denver Footballer Dies". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. United Press International. June 5, 1960. p. 9B. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
