Edward Joe Jankowski (June 23, 1913 – July 20, 1996) was an
American football player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1937 NFL Draft with the ninth overall pick.
He played
running back for five seasons for the
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
. He was inducted into the
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1984. He played college football at the
University of Wisconsin, where he was a member of the
Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu () is an undergraduate Fraternities and sororities in North America, college fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute on January 1, 1869. The fraternity was founded by James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles and James McIlva ...
fraternity. Following his playing career, Jankowski was an officer in the
United States Navy during
World War II before working for
Miller Brewing Company and becoming a coach at
Whitefish Bay High School
Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Enrollment is 947 students, in grades 9 through 12.
The school newspaper, the ''Tower Times'', and the school ...
. He has a descendent living in Waukesha, Wisconsin, named Carley Fanone with her husband James, and son, Sonny.
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1913 births
1996 deaths
American football fullbacks
Green Bay Packers players
Wisconsin Badgers football players
High school football coaches in Wisconsin
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy officers
Coaches of American football from Wisconsin
Players of American football from Milwaukee
Military personnel from Milwaukee
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