Joseph John Skibinski (December 23, 1928 – August 18, 2015) was an American football

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who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fifteenth round of the

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by the Cleveland Browns and later played with the team during the

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. After two years away from the NFL, he played with the

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for two seasons. He was voted 2nd Team All-Big Ten following the 1951 season. Following his NFL career, he became a high school educator and coach in his native Illinois. One of his sons, John was one of his better players; he following his father's footsteps to

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and the

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and the USFL.

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