Eddie Rucinski

Edward Anthony Rucinski (July 12, 1916 – April 22, 1995) was a professional American football player who played end for six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt" of the National Football League. Rucinski was named to the 1939 College Football All Polish-American Team.^[1] He played college football at Indiana University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.^[2] He died in Florida on April 22, 1995.^[3] He was drafted in the six round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[4]

Eddie Rucinski

No. 26, 51, 75, 19
Position:	End
Personal information
Born:	(1916-07-12)July 12, 1916 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Died:	April 22, 1995(1995-04-22) (aged 78) Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College:	Indiana
NFL draft:	1941: 6th round, 49th pick
Career history
Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1942) Chicago Cardinals (1943) "Card-Pitt" (1944) Chicago Cardinals (1945–1946)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1943) Pro Bowl (1942)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 85 Rushing average: 4.7 Receptions: 99 Receiving yards: 1,408 Total touchdowns: 8 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career

Rucinski played in sixty NFL games, starting in forty-one of them. He scored eight career touchdowns (all as a receiver) and averaged 14.2 receiving yards per game. In his career he had ninety-nine receptions for 1408 yards. He also had eighteen career rushes for eighty-five yards. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1942 and named All-Pro in 1943.^[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	BKN	11	8	17	204	12.0	33	1
1942	BKN	11	9	9	99	11.0	24	1
1943	CRD	10	9	26	398	15.3	47	3
1944	CRD	10	6	22	284	12.9	40	1
1945	CRD	8	7	23	400	17.4	62	2
1946	CRD	10	2	2	23	11.5	12	0
Career		60	41	99	1,408	14.2	62	8

Personal life

Rucinski was married to Mae Tilly. He had a daughter named Suzie and a stepson named John. After leaving football he moved to California. In the 1970s he moved to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, where he was a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church, and opened a medical supply business in St. Petersburg, Florida.^[3]