John Rokisky

John Rokisky
A headshot of John Rokisky from a newspaper article
Rokisky while at Duquesne University
No. 54
Position:End, Placekicker
Personal information
Born:(1919-11-30)November 30, 1919
Mount Clare, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:December 1, 1993(1993-12-01) (aged 74)
Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Washington Irving (Clarksburg, West Virginia)
College:Duquesne
NFL draft:1942 / round: 18 / pick: 161
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games:25
Extra points made:34
Stats at Pro Football Reference
John Rokisky while serving in the U.S. Navy.

John Stanley "Rock" Rokisky (November 30, 1919December 1, 1993) was an American professional football player who was an end and placekicker for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Rokisky grew up in West Virginia and played college football for the Duquesne Dukes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout as an end and kicker. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he joined the Browns in 1946. The Browns won the AAFC championship that year. Rokisky was sent to the Rockets in 1947 and to the Yankees the following year before leaving football.