American football player
 Yezerski in 1935 | |||||
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| Position: | Tackle | ||||
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| Born: | (1913-09-22)September 22, 1913 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | January 18, 1979(1979-01-18) (aged 66) Boring, Oregon, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Portland (OR) Washington | ||||
| College: | Saint Mary's | ||||
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John Casimer "Turk" Yezerski (September 22, 1913 – January 18, 1979), sometimes spelled Jezierski, was an American football player.
Biography
Yezerski was born in 1914 in Portland, Oregon, and attended Portland's Washington High School.
He played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels football team in 1933 to 1934. He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team tackle on the 1933 College Football All-America Team. He was dropped from the football team in January 1935 due to scholastic deficiencies.
He also played professional football as a tackle in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936. He appeared in nine games for the Dodgers.
Yezerski died in 1979 in Boring, Oregon.
References
- ^ "John Yezerski". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- Curley Grieve (August 27, 1933). "Spell John Yezerski. It's Acid Test. Gael Looms as Star". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- Tom Foudy (September 10, 1934). "Yezerski Best Coast Tackle Says Slip". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bill Braucher (December 5, 1933). "Howard Jones Gets Two on All-American". The Daily Times. Santa Maria, California. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grid Hopes of Gaels Hit by Loss of Stars". Santa Cruz Evening News. January 10, 1935. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Yezerski". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2015.