Edwin Walter Karpowich (September 28, 1912 – November 26, 2005) was an American football tackle who played for five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round of the 66th pick in the

1936 NFL Draft The 1936 National Football League Draft was the 1st draft of National Football League (NFL). It took place on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The draft was instituted in an effort to end bidding wars amo ...

. He played

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at Catholic University for the Catholic University Cardinals football team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karpowich, Ed 1912 births 2005 deaths People from Duquesne, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football tackles Catholic University Cardinals football players Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players Pittsburgh Steelers players Buffalo Indians players