- Pete Kmetovic
Infobox Gridiron football person
Name=Pete Kmetovic
position1=Halfback
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College=Stanford University
DateOfBirth=December 27 1919
Birthplace=San Jose, California
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1990|02|08|1919|12|27
Deathplace=Palo Alto, California
Height_ft=5
Height_in=9
Weight_lbs=195
NFLDraftedYear=1942
NFLDraftedRound=1
NFLDraftedPick=3
DatabaseFootball=KMETOPET01
playing_years=1946
1947
playing_teams=Philadelphia Eagles Detroit Lions Peter George Kmetovic (
December 27 1919 –February 8 1990 ) was anAmerican football player.A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for
Stanford University , helping the team reach the1941 Rose Bowl . In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska. For his efforts, Kmetovic was named theRose Bowl Player of the Game.cite web|url=http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAF/Bowls/T_Rose_Bowl_Timeline.html|title=Rose Bowl Timeline|accessdate=2008-06-05]He was drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles in the1942 NFL Draft , but did not play He played for the Eagles in the 1946 season, and for theDetroit Lions for the 1947 season.References
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