William Kurlish (August 15, 1913 – March 24, 2000) is a former professional football player and engineer. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.

Early life

Kurlish moved to Delaware County as a teenager and attended

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. At Ridley, he was a member of the track and football teams.

College

Kurlish earned a scholarship to the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and completed a bachelor's degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Personal life

Kurlish had one daughter, three brothers, five sisters, and one granddaughter. Golf was one of his hobbies.William Kurlish, Penn Football Star - Philly.com
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Penn Quakers football players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players 2000 deaths American electrical engineers Players of American football from Philadelphia People from Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1913 births Engineers from Pennsylvania 20th-century American engineers Ridley High School alumni {{American-football-bio-stub