John Rokisky
Rokisky while at Duquesne University | |||||||||
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| Positions | End Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born | November 30, 1919 Mount Clare, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 1, 1993 (aged 74) Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Washington Irving (Clarksburg, West Virginia) | ||||||||
| College | Duquesne | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: 18th round, 161st overall pick | ||||||||
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John Stanley "Rock" Rokisky (November 30, 1919 – December 1, 1993) was an American professional football player who was an end and placekicker for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Rokisky grew up in West Virginia and played college football for the Duquesne Dukes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout as an end and kicker. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he joined the Browns in 1946. The Browns won the AAFC championship that year. Rokisky was sent to the Rockets in 1947 and to the Yankees the following year before leaving football.