Bill Miklich
Appearance
Date of birth | April 3, 1919 |
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Place of birth | Greenwood, Wisconsin, US |
Date of death | March 10, 2005 | (aged 85)
Place of death | Waukesha, Wisconsin, US |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
US college | University of Idaho |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947–1948 | New York Giants |
1948 | Detroit Lions |
Career stats | |
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William John Miklich (April 3, 1919 – March 10, 2005) was an American football player. He was a center and linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Idaho. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Marines.
Early life
[edit]Miklich attended West Allis High School in West Allis, Wisconsin, where he was named All-Conference in 1938.[1] He also played quarterback and punter, and his coach Neil Gonyo described Miklich as the greatest fullback he ever coached at West Allis.[1] He became the starting fullback and linebacker for the University of Idaho.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff (October 11, 1946). "Bill Miklich of West Allis Returns as a College Star". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 37. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Greenwood, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Waukesha, Wisconsin
- New York Giants players
- Detroit Lions players
- Idaho Vandals football players
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1910s birth stubs
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs