![]() Huzvar on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
No. 38 | |
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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 6, 1929
Died: | March 9, 2007 Homestead, Florida, U.S. | (aged 77)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Hershey (PA) |
College: | North Carolina State |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
John Francis Huzvar II (August 6, 1929 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Colts.[1] He first enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to North Carolina State University. He attended Hershey High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Early life
[edit]Huzvar played high school football at Hershey High School, receiving multiple varsity letters. He graduated in 1947.[2]
College career
[edit]Huzvar first played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and later transferred to play for the NC State Wolfpack.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Huzvar played in twelve games for the Philadelphia Eagles during the 1952 season.[3] He then played in twenty games for the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1954.[3] His career was cut short after he suffered a serious head injury while with the Colts.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Huzvar served in the United States Marine Corps. He was later an NFL scout for free agents. He was also inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "JOHN HUZVAR". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c "John F. Huzvar, II". hooverfuneralhome.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "John Huzvar". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Son Of Big John Huzvar Stars As Fullback For Hershey High". Observer–Reporter. Associated Press. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 29, 2015.