- Chet Gladchuk
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Chet Gladchuk Date of birth: April 4, 1917 Place of birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut Date of death: September 4, 1967 (aged 50)Place of death: Northampton, Massachusetts Career information Position(s): Center College: Boston College NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
(By the Pittsburgh Steelers)Organizations As player: 1941-1947
1949New York Giants
Montreal AlouettesCareer highlights and awards Honors: 1949 - Grey Cup champion Playing stats at NFL.com College Football Hall of Fame Chester Stephen Gladchuk, Sr. (April 4, 1917 – September 4, 1967) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Boston College and was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press in 1940. He was drafted in the second round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. After playing 7 seasons for the New York Giants, and after taking a season off, Gladchuk joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1949, played a full 12 game season, and helped win the Larks first Grey Cup.
Gladchuk was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
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