Ernest W. Rosteck (May 12, 1922 – March 1, 1986) was an American football player.
 Ernie Rosteck, 1947 | |||||
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| Born: | May 12, 1922 Detroit | ||||
| Died: | March 1, 1986 (aged 63) Waterloo, Iowa | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Southeastern (MI) | ||||
| Position: | Center | ||||
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Rosteck was born in Detroit in 1922. He attended Detroit's Southeastern High School.[1][2]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in 10 NFL games during the 1943 and 1944 seasons.[2] He was released by the Lions in September 1945.[3] He also played professional football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League in 1945 and 1946 and the Patterson Panthers in 1947.[1][4]
He later worked for John Deere as a machinist. He died of an apparent cardiac arrest in 1986 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ernie Rosteck". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ernie Rosteck". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Lions Sell Jack Lowther and Drop Eleven Others". Detroit Free Press. September 18, 1945 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Announce Signing Of First Two Players For 1947: Ernie Rosteck, National League Star, Gives Paterson Club Second Outstanding Center". The Morning Call. July 25, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ernest W. Rosteck". The Courier. March 7, 1986. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.