John Casimer "Turk" Yezerski (September 22, 1913 – January 18, 1979), sometimes spelled Jezierski, was an American football player.
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| Born: | September 22, 1913 Portland, Oregon | ||
| Died: | January 18, 1979 (aged 66) Boring, Oregon | ||
| 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 | ||
| Position: | Tackle | ||
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Yezerski was born in 1914 in Portland, Oregon, and attended Portland's Washington High School.[1]
He played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels football team in 1933 to 1934.[1][2][3] He was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team tackle on the 1933 College Football All-America Team.[4] He was dropped from the football team in January 1935 due to scholastic deficiencies.[5]
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.[1][6]
Yezerski died in 1979 in Boring, Oregon.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "John Yezerski". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2015.