Johnny Olszewski (American football)

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Johnny Olszewski

Olszewski c. 1959

No. 33, 36, 0

Position:

Personal information

Born:

December 21, 1929
Washington, D.C., U.S.

Died:

December 8, 1996 (aged 66)
Long Beach, California, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

St. Anthony
(Long Beach, CA)

College:

NFL draft:

1953 / round: 1 / pick: 4

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	3,320
Rushing average:	4
Rushing touchdowns:	16
Receptions:	104
Receiving yards:	988
Receiving touchdowns:	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Peter Olszewski (December 21, 1929 – December 8, 1996) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1953 NFL draft and played professionally for the Chicago Cardinals, the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1953 and 1955 seasons.^[1]^[2] Known as "Johnny O", he was among the first NFL players to wear the jersey number zero.

He concluded his career in the American Football League (AFL) with the Denver Broncos in 1962.

He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was named second-team All-American in 1952. He is still the No. 10 ground-gainer in school history with 2,504 yards.^{[citation needed]}

He was inducted into the California Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.^[3]

He is buried at All Souls cemetery in Long Beach.

References

^ "1953 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "1955 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "Johnny Olszewski (1993) - California Athletics Hall of Fame". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

v t e 1953 NFL draft first-round selections
Harry Babcock Billy Vessels Jack Scarbath Johnny Olszewski Ted Marchibroda Billy Anderson Al Carmichael Bobby Marlow Donn Moomaw Tom Stolhandske Doug Atkins Ed Barker Harley Sewell

Formerly the Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) and Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)

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