Harry Szulborski

Harry Szulborski
Purdue Boilermakers
Position	Halfback
Major	Physical Education
Personal information
Born:	May 23, 1927; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died:	August 4, 2017; Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College	Purdue University (1946–1949);
High school	Detroit (MI) Pershing
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (1947); NCAA All-American Honorable Mention (1948); First-team All-Big Ten (1947, 1948); Nation's Leading Rusher (1947); Big Ten rushing leader (1947, 1948); Senior Bowl (1950); East-West Shrine Bowl (1949); Named Purdue Football MVP (1948); Indiana Football Hall of Fame inductee (1995); Purdue Intercollegiate Hall of Fame inductee (2004); Two-Time High School 1944, 1945 ALL-STATE Selection for Football (State of Michigan); Two-time High School 1944, 1945 ALL- CITY (Detroit) Football; Voted for First Half Century Team for the city of Detroit High School Football;

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Harry Marion Szulborski (May 23, 1927 – August 4, 2017^[1]) was an American football player and coach.

Szulborski played college football as a halfback for Purdue University from 1946 to 1949 and was selected a first-team player on the 1947 and 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football teams.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He led the conference with 631 rushing yards in 1948.^[6] He was named to the inaugural Senior Bowl He was later inducted into the Purdue Hall of Fame and Indiana Football Hall of Fame.^[7] Szulborski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1950 NFL draft but did not play for the team.^[8]

In the early 1950s, he became an assistant football coach at Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. He served as the school's head football coach from 1962 to 1974 and compiled a 36–81–3 record in that position. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1960 to 1969 and 1976 to 1981.^[7]

References

^ "Harry Szulborski Obituary (2017) - Merriville, IN - The Times".
^ Charles Einstein. "Wilson of Wisconsin On INS All-Big Nine Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story).^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven". Daily Illini. November 23, 1948.
^ "All Big Nine". Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan. November 23, 1948. p. 15.
^ "INS Big Nine Honorees". Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story). November 21, 1948. p. B2.
^ "Purdue Back Big Nine Champ: Szulborski Tears Off Total of 631 Yards". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1948. p. 18.
^ ^a ^b "Szulborski, Harry M." Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
^ "1950 Green Bay Packers". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[1] "Harry Szulborski Obituary (2017) - Merriville, IN - The Times".

[2] Charles Einstein. "Wilson of Wisconsin On INS All-Big Nine Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story).^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven". Daily Illini. November 23, 1948.

[4] "All Big Nine". Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan. November 23, 1948. p. 15.

[5] "INS Big Nine Honorees". Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story). November 21, 1948. p. B2.

[6] "Purdue Back Big Nine Champ: Szulborski Tears Off Total of 631 Yards". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1948. p. 18.

[IFHOF-7] "Szulborski, Harry M." Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 17, 2016.

[8] "1950 Green Bay Packers". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

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