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Dick Szymanski
Richard Frank Szymanski (Pronounced: Sa-MAN-skee) (October 7, 1932 – October 28, 2021) was an American professional football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). As a player, Szymanski was a center and linebacker for the Baltimore Colts from 1955-1968. After retiring as a player, Szymanski remained with the Colts as a scout, personnel director, coach, and general manager from 1969-1982. Szymanski played college football at Notre Dame.
As a player, Szymanski won three NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968). He was named to three Pro Bowls (1955, 1962, 1964) and earned one Second-Team All-Pro selection in 1955.
Dick Szymanski was born on October 7, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph and Helen Szymanski. He was the third of four children. His father worked for the Toledo Parks & Recreation Department and his mother ran a Polish bakery. Szymanski attended Libbey High School in Toledo, where he was an All-City selection in basketball and baseball and earned All-America honors in football.
Following his high school football career, Szymanski was offered scholarships to play for Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame.
Szymanski played college football at the University of Notre Dame under head coaches Frank Leahy and Terry Brennan, where he was a four-year letterman at linebacker from 1951-1954. Szymanski won a national championship in 1953, as Notre Dame went 9-0-1 on the season. As a senior, despite suffering an injury that required surgery, Szymanski was the starting center for the College All-Star team that upset the Cleveland Browns, 30-27.
Szymanski was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the sixteenth overall pick in the second of the 1955 NFL draft.
In 1955, Szymanski started at center for all 12 games of his rookie year. He helped clear the way for fullback Alan Ameche, who led the league in rushing with 961 yards. Although the Colts went 5-6-1 on the year, Szymanski was selected to the 1955 Pro Bowl and was named to the 1955 All-Pro Second-team.
Szymanski was drafted into the U.S. Army prior to the 1956 season and spent a year stationed in Germany. Upon returning to the Colts for the 1957 season, he was moved from center to linebacker and appeared in five games. In 1958, Szymanski returned to playing center where he appeared in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury. He was one of the few Colts players not on the field during their 1958 NFL Championship win over the New York Giants.
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Dick Szymanski
Richard Frank Szymanski (Pronounced: Sa-MAN-skee) (October 7, 1932 – October 28, 2021) was an American professional football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). As a player, Szymanski was a center and linebacker for the Baltimore Colts from 1955-1968. After retiring as a player, Szymanski remained with the Colts as a scout, personnel director, coach, and general manager from 1969-1982. Szymanski played college football at Notre Dame.
As a player, Szymanski won three NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968). He was named to three Pro Bowls (1955, 1962, 1964) and earned one Second-Team All-Pro selection in 1955.
Dick Szymanski was born on October 7, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph and Helen Szymanski. He was the third of four children. His father worked for the Toledo Parks & Recreation Department and his mother ran a Polish bakery. Szymanski attended Libbey High School in Toledo, where he was an All-City selection in basketball and baseball and earned All-America honors in football.
Following his high school football career, Szymanski was offered scholarships to play for Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame.
Szymanski played college football at the University of Notre Dame under head coaches Frank Leahy and Terry Brennan, where he was a four-year letterman at linebacker from 1951-1954. Szymanski won a national championship in 1953, as Notre Dame went 9-0-1 on the season. As a senior, despite suffering an injury that required surgery, Szymanski was the starting center for the College All-Star team that upset the Cleveland Browns, 30-27.
Szymanski was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the sixteenth overall pick in the second of the 1955 NFL draft.
In 1955, Szymanski started at center for all 12 games of his rookie year. He helped clear the way for fullback Alan Ameche, who led the league in rushing with 961 yards. Although the Colts went 5-6-1 on the year, Szymanski was selected to the 1955 Pro Bowl and was named to the 1955 All-Pro Second-team.
Szymanski was drafted into the U.S. Army prior to the 1956 season and spent a year stationed in Germany. Upon returning to the Colts for the 1957 season, he was moved from center to linebacker and appeared in five games. In 1958, Szymanski returned to playing center where he appeared in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury. He was one of the few Colts players not on the field during their 1958 NFL Championship win over the New York Giants.
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