Fritz Barzilauskas

Fritz Barzilauskas
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Barzilauskas on a 1948 Bowman card
No. 36, 65
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1920-06-13)June 13, 1920
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:November 30, 1990(1990-11-30) (aged 70)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Crosby
(Waterbury, Connecticut)
College:Yale
NFL draft:1947 / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Eastern (1946)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Francis Daniel Barzilauskas (June 13, 1920 – November 30, 1990) was an American football guard who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Yanks/New York Bulldogs and New York Giants. He was drafted by the Yanks with the third overall pick in the 1947 NFL draft. He first enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross before transferring to Yale University. Barzilauskas attended Crosby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut.[1] He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was the uncle of Carl Barzilauskas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "FRITZ BARZILAUSKAS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Crass, Murray (January 30, 1974). "Barzilauskas's Attitude Admired by Winner". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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