 Wojciechowicz (bottom) in 1946 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Center Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 12, 1915 South River, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | July 13, 1992 (aged 76) Forked River, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | South River | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Fordham (1935–1937) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1938 / round: 1 / pick: 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Alexander Francis "Wojie" Wojciechowicz (/woʊdʒɪˈhoʊwɪts/; August 12, 1915 – July 13, 1992) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) from 1935 to 1950. He was a two-way player who played at center on offense and at linebacker on defense. He has been inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a founder and the first president of the NFL Alumni Association, and was the third player to receive the Order of the Leather Helmet.
Wojciechowicz played college football for the Fordham Rams from 1935 to 1937 and was a member of the line that became known as the "Seven Blocks of Granite". He was selected as the consensus first-team All-American center in both 1936 and 1937.
Wojciechowicz was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1938 NFL draft and played for the Lions from 1938 to 1946. He was selected as a first-team All-NFL player in 1939 and 1944. In 1946, he was released by the Lions and then sold to the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom he played from 1946 to 1950. He won two NFL championships with the Eagles, in 1948 and 1949.