Pete Kmetovic
Kmetovic in 1950 | |||||||||||||
| No. 27, 45 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1919 San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | February 8, 1990 (aged 70) Palo Alto, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | San José | ||||||||||||
| College | Stanford | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Peter George Kmetovic (Pronounced: "Kuh-MET-o-vick") (December 27, 1919 – February 8, 1990) was an American professional football player and coach. A high school football star and acclaimed track and field sprinter, as a junior Kmetovic was the starting left halfback for the undefeated 1940 Stanford University team, remembered as "The Wow Boys," leading the squad in scoring and yards per carry. The team's season culminated with a victory in the 1941 Rose Bowl over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, with Kmetovic named as Player of the Game.
Although selected third overall in the 1942 NFL draft, due to World War II Kmetovic was not able to play in the National Football League (NFL) until 1946, missing four complete seasons. He ultimately played in just 16 professional games, primarily as a reserve, as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1946 and the Detroit Lions in 1947.