Harry Szulborski
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Harry Marion Szulborski (May 23, 1927 – August 4, 2017) was an American football player and coach. Szulborski played
college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...
as a Halfback (American football), halfback for Purdue University from 1946 to 1949 and was selected a first-team player on the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football team, 1947 and 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football teams. He led the conference with 631 rushing yards in 1948. He was later inducted into the Purdue Hall of Fame and Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Szulborski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1950 NFL Draft but did not play for the team. In the early 1950s, he became an assistant football coach at Emerson High School (Indiana), Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana. He served as the school's head football coach from 1962 to 1974 and compiled a 36–81–3 record in that position. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1960 to 1969 and 1976 to 1981.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Szulborski, Harry 1927 births 2017 deaths American football halfbacks Purdue Boilermakers football players High school football coaches in Indiana Pershing High School alumni Players of American football from Detroit