George Sergienko

After leaving AIC, Sergienko worked for three years at a Remington-Dupont plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was ruled 4-F in the World War II draft due to a punctured ear drum. He also played semipro football for the Churchills of Holyoke in 1939 and 1940 and the Bridgeport club in 1942.^[2][3] He also played during this time period with football teams in Stratford and Wallingford, Connecticut.^[4]

In 1943, he tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League at their training camp at Bear Mountain, New York, and was signed to a contract.^[2] He appeared in 10 games for the Dodgers during the 1943 season, nine of them as a starter, at the tackle and guard positions.^[5]

Sergienko continued to play for Brooklyn (renamed the Brooklyn Tigers) in 1944,^[3] appearing in 10 games at the tackle position.^[5] In 1944, the Brooklyn club was merged into the Boston Yanks in 1945, and Sergienko started all 10 games at tackle for the Yanks during the 1945 season.^[5][4]

In 1946, Sergienko concluded his professional football career with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference. He appeared in eight games for the Dodgers during the 1946 season.^[5] He signed a contract with the Baltimore Colts in 1947,^[6] but did not appear in any regular season games.^[5]

Over his four years in professional football, he appeared in a total of 37 or 38 NFL/AAFC football games, 24 or 25 of them as a starter.^[5][1]

In 1947, Sergienko married Lucille C. Bouquet.^[7] He died in 1993 in Springfield, Massachusetts.^[1]