Eddie Prokop

Eddie Prokop
No. 72, 70
Prokop from The 1944 Blue Print
Date of birth(1922-02-11)February 11, 1922
Place of birthCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Date of deathMay 30, 1955(1955-05-30) (aged 33)
Place of deathCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Back
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
US collegeGeorgia Tech
NFL draft1945 / round: 1 / pick: 4
Drafted byBoston Yanks
Career history
As player
1946–1947Boston Yanks
1948Chicago Rockets
1949New York Bulldogs
Career highlights and awards

Edward Stanley Prokop (February 11, 1922 – May 30, 1955) was an American football player. He played college football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1940s. He was the first pick (4th overall) in the 1945 NFL draft for the Boston Yanks.[1]

  1. ^ "Eddie Prokop NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2012.