Gene Filipski

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Gene Filipski

No. 40, 80, 86, 20^[1]

Position:

Halfback

Personal information

Born:

June 14, 1931
Webster, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died:

August 23, 1994 (aged 63)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

185 lb (84 kg)

Career information

High school:

Grant Union
(Sacramento, California)

College:

Army (1949–1950)
Villanova (1952–1953)

NFL draft:

1953 / round: 7 / pick: 83

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1956)
WIFU All-Star (1959)
First-team All-American (1952)
2× First-team All-Eastern (1952, 1953)
1954 Senior Bowl MVP

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eugene C. Filipski (June 14, 1931 – August 23, 1994) was a professional gridiron football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) and four seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU).

Early life and college

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Eugene C. Filipski was born on June 14, 1931, in Webster, Massachusetts.^[1] He attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California.^[1]

He first played college football at the United States Military Academy from 1949 to 1950 and lettered in 1950.^[1] He transferring to Villanova University for the 1952 to 1953 seasons, and was a letterman both years.^[1] He was a first-team All-American in 1952, and was the MVP of the Senior Bowl Game in 1954.

Filipski served in the United States Marine Corps.^[1]

Professional career

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He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 1953 NFL draft and signed with the Browns on January 7, 1954.^[2] He was traded to the New York Giants just prior to the start of the 1956 season.^[2] In the 1956 NFL Championship Game, Filipski returned the opening kickoff 54 yards, setting the tone for the Giants convincing 47–7 victory over the Chicago Bears.

He was released by the Giants in 1958 and signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He was a WIFU All Star in 1959.^[3] He retired after the 1961 season.^[4]

Later life

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Filipski died on August 23, 1994, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Gene Filipski". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gene Filipski NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com/. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Gene Filipski". statscrew.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ Olderman, Murray (September 5, 1952). "Stampede Of Recruiters For Ousted Army Gridders Faded Before It Began; Most Schools Shrank Behind Their Ivy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

External links

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Cleveland Browns 1953 NFL draft selections

Doug Atkins
Billy Reynolds
Fred Bruney
Gene Donaldson
Dick Tamburo
Bob Van Doren
Don Steinbrunner
Gene Filipski
Carlton Massey
Bob McNamara
Elmo Natali
Dick Hilinski
Elmer Wilhoite
Galen Fiss
Gern Nagler
John Carson
Eric Kuykendall
George Bean
Dick Batten
Tom Cain
Chuck Noll
Bill Crockett
Byrd Looper
Ronnie Kent
John Labenda
Jim Ellis
Charley Hoag
Jack Sisco
Ray Verkerk
Clell Hobson
Andy Myers

New York Giants 1956 NFL champions

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