Eugene Paul Malinowski (September 26, 1923 – November 24, 1993) was an American football player.
.jpg) Malinowski in 1949 | |||||||||
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| Born: | September 26, 1923 Hamtramck, Michigan | ||||||||
| Died: | November 24, 1993 (aged 70) Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan | ||||||||
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| College: | Detroit | ||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback, center, linebacker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 9 / pick: 67 | ||||||||
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Malinowski played college football for the University of Detroit Titans football team from 1945 to 1947. He began his college football career as a center in 1945, but was switched in 1946 to quarterback by Detroit head coach Chuck Baer.[1][2] He also played for Detroit's basketball team.[3]
He was selected by the Boston Yanks with the 67th pick in the 1947 NFL draft. He appeared in 12 games, two as a starter, for the 1948 Boston team.[4] Initially drafted as a center and linebacker, he was used by the Yanks as an offensive "T" quarterback.[5] After the 1948 season, he was traded to the Detroit Lions.[6]
In August 1949, Malinowski was hired as assistant coach of the football team at St. Florian High School in Hamtramck.[7]
Malinowski later operated Eutectic Engineering, a subcontractor for automobile companies. He died in 1993 of congenital heart disease at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ W. W. Edgar (September 15, 1946). "Wayne to Give Titans' Gambling Luck First Test Friday Night: Malinowski On the Spot; Gene to Make Debut as U-D's Quarterback". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4 Titans Bow Out oof Competition at Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Harper (January 12, 1945). "Malinowski Is Titan Key Against Wayne". Detroit Evening Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gene Malinowski". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Football Switch". The Courier-Gazette. October 7, 1948. p. 5.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (August 5, 1949). "Malinowski's Holdout Ends on Lions' Terms". Detroit Free Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Malinowski to Assist Brovarney". Detroit Free Press. August 7, 1949. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eugene P. Malinowski: U-D football star, co-owned business". Detroit Free Press. November 28, 1993. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jean Calmen (November 26, 1993). "Businnessman cared deeply for school". Detroit Free Press. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.