Robert J. Stransky (born January 30, 1936) was an
American football
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player. He grew up in
Yankton, South Dakota
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The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Y ...
, and attended the
University of Colorado
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where he played
college football
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at the
tailback and
safety
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Meanings
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positions for the
Colorado Buffaloes football team from 1956 to 1957. He finished the 1957 season ranked second in the country with 1,097
rushing yards
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Rushing may refer to:
Tactics
* Rush (gridiron football), advancing the ball by running on offense. On defense, charging the quarterback or kicker is a pass rush.
* Human wave atta ...
,
[ and he was selected by the ]Football Writers Association of America
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and the International News Service
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s. He later played professional football in the Canadian Football League
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as a halfback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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(1958) and BC Lions
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The Lions played their first seas ...
(1959).
References
1936 births
Living people
People from Yankton, South Dakota
Players of American football from South Dakota
American football halfbacks
Denver Broncos (AFL) players
Colorado Buffaloes football players
All-American college football players
American players of Canadian football
Canadian football fullbacks
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
BC Lions players
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