Gene Malinowski

Eugene Paul Malinowski (September 26, 1923 – November 24, 1993) was an American professional football player.

Gene Malinowski

Malinowski in 1949
No. 39
Positions	Quarterback Center Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1923-09-26)September 26, 1923 Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1993(1993-11-24) (aged 70) Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Hamtramck (Hamtramck, Michigan)
College	Georgia Detroit Mercy
NFL draft	1947: 9th round, 67th overall pick
Career history
Boston Yanks (1948)
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards 218 TD-INT 3-7 Passer rating 22.8 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Malinowski played college football for the University of Detroit Titans football team from 1945 to 1947. He began his college football career as a center in 1945, but was switched in 1946 to quarterback by Detroit head coach Chuck Baer.^[1][2] He also played for Detroit's basketball team.^[3]

He was selected by the Boston Yanks with the 67th pick in the 1947 NFL draft. He appeared in 12 games, two as a starter, for the 1948 Boston team.^[4] Initially drafted as a center and linebacker, he was used by the Yanks as an offensive "T" quarterback.^[5] After the 1948 season, he was traded to the Detroit Lions.^[6]

In August 1949, Malinowski was hired as assistant coach of the football team at St. Florian High School in Hamtramck.^[7]

Malinowski later operated Eutectic Engineering, a subcontractor for automobile companies. He died in 1993 of congenital heart disease at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.^[8][9]