Alex Lewis Drobnitch (November 25, 1913 – June 6, 1960) was an

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player. Drobntich was raised on a farm near

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. He played

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for the

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team and was selected by the

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as a first-team

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on the

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. He later played professional football for the New York Yanks in 1937, the

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in 1940, and the

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in 1941. He was inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drobnitch, Alex 1913 births 1960 deaths American football guards Denver Pioneers football players New York Americans (1940 AFL) players People from Weld County, Colorado Players of American football from Colorado