Michael Joseph Kochel (March 6, 1916 – September 18, 1994) was a professional American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the 19th round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] He played one season for the Chicago Cardinals (1939).
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | March 6, 1916 Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 18, 1994 (aged 78) Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bloomfield | ||||||
| College: | Fordham | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 19 / pick: 171 | ||||||
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One of the Seven Blocks of Granite for the Fordham Rams football team, Kochel was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1975.[2]
References
edit- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Michael Kochel, Fordham Rams football. Accessed November 3, 2019. "Kochel was a member of the 'Seven Blocks of Granite' playing for Jim Crowley."