Gene Malinowski
American football player (1923–1993)
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Eugene Paul Malinowski (September 26, 1923 – November 24, 1993) was an American professional football player.
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Center
Linebacker
Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S.
Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, U.S.
Malinowski in 1949 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Quarterback Center Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | September 26, 1923 Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | November 24, 1993 (aged 70) Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Hamtramck (Hamtramck, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia Detroit Mercy | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1947: 9th round, 67th overall pick | ||||||||
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Malinowski played college football for the University of Detroit Titans football team from 1945 to 1947. He began his college football career as a center in 1945, but was switched in 1946 to quarterback by Detroit head coach Chuck Baer.[1][2] He also played for Detroit's basketball team.[3]
He was selected by the Boston Yanks with the 67th pick in the 1947 NFL draft. He appeared in 12 games, two as a starter, for the 1948 Boston team.[4] Initially drafted as a center and linebacker, he was used by the Yanks as an offensive "T" quarterback.[5] After the 1948 season, he was traded to the Detroit Lions.[6]
In August 1949, Malinowski was hired as assistant coach of the football team at St. Florian High School in Hamtramck.[7]
Malinowski later operated Eutectic Engineering, a subcontractor for automobile companies. He died in 1993 of congenital heart disease at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.[8][9]