Sonny Karnofsky

Abraham "Sonny" Karnofsky (September 22, 1922 – January 9, 2015) was an American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Yanks. He played college football at the University of Arizona, having previously attended Phoenix Union High School.^[1][2] He died of lung cancer at his home in Galt, California on January 9, 2015.^[2] He was Jewish.^[3]

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Position	Halfback
Personal information
Born	(1922-09-22)September 22, 1922 Oxnard, California
Died	January 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 92) Galt, California
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Phoenix (AZ) Union
College	Arizona
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1945) Boston Yanks (1946)
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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1. ^ "Abe Karnofsky". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Abraham Karnofsky Obituary - Sacramento, CA - The Sacramento Bee". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
3. ^ "Jewish Post 11 October 1946 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2025.

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