Stephen Pritko (December 21, 1920 – June 6, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants (1943), Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams (1944–1947), Boston Yanks (1948), New York Bulldogs (1949), and Green Bay Packers (1949–1950). Pritko served as the head football coach at Los Angeles City College (LACC) from 1955 to 1962.
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| Position: | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 21, 1920 Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | June 6, 2015 (aged 94) Gardena, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Northampton (Northampton, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Villanova |
| NFL draft: | 1943 / round: 28 / pick: 265 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life and education
editPritco was born December 21, 1920, in Northampton, Pennsylvania. He attended Northampton Area High School and then Villanova University.
NFL career
editPritco was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 28th round the 1943 NFL draft. During his NFL career, he played for the New York Giants in 1943, the Cleveland and Los Angeles Rams from 1944 through 1947, the Boston Yanks in 1949, and the Green Bay Packers from 1949 until 1950.
Coaching career
editPritko was hired in 1952 as the head football coach at Mount Carmel High School in Los Angeles.[2] In 1955, he took on the same role at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and coached there through the 1962 season.[3]
Death
editPritko died June 6, 2015, in Gardena, California, at age 94.
Head coaching record
editJunior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Los Angeles City Cubs (Western State Conference) (1955–1962) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Los Angeles City | 5–4–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Los Angeles City | 4–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Los Angeles City | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Los Angeles City | 4–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | Los Angeles City | 7–2 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Los Angeles City | 2–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1961 | Los Angeles City | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1962 | Los Angeles City | 3–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Los Angeles City: | 36–32–2 | 21–26–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–32–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Pritko New Carmel High Grid Coach". Daily News. Los Angeles, California. March 15, 1952. p. 15. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Boyer Set To Direct LACC Grid". Citizen-News. Hollywood, California. December 11, 1962. p. B2. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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