Johnny Olszewski (American football)
 Olszewski c. 1959 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 33, 36, 0 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Anthony (Long Beach) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1953: 1st round, 4th pick | ||||||||||||||
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John Peter Olszewski (December 21, 1929 – December 8, 1996) was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1953 NFL draft and played in the league for the Chicago Cardinals, the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. 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, earning second-team All-American honors 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.
NFL/AFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1953 | CRD | 12 | 12 | 106 | 386 | 3.6 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 77 | 1 |
| 1954 | CRD | 11 | 11 | 106 | 352 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 133 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 |
| 1955 | CRD | 11 | 9 | 84 | 326 | 3.9 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1956 | CRD | 11 | 11 | 157 | 598 | 3.8 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 182 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1957 | CRD | 11 | 11 | 83 | 271 | 3.3 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1958 | WAS | 10 | 9 | 98 | 505 | 5.2 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1959 | WAS | 10 | 4 | 65 | 432 | 6.6 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | WAS | 11 | 2 | 75 | 227 | 3.0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 31 | 0 |
| 1961 | DET | 14 | 2 | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | DEN | 12 | 1 | 33 | 114 | 3.5 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 113 | 72 | 837 | 3,320 | 4.0 | 65 | 16 | 104 | 988 | 9.5 | 77 | 3 | ||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- 1930 births
- 1996 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- California Golden Bears football players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Detroit Lions players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- Washington Redskins players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Players of American football from Long Beach, California
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- American football running back, 1930s birth stubs