Nick Susoeff
Born: | Umapine, Oregon, U.S. | April 15, 1921
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Died: | January 31, 1967 Palo Alto, California, U.S. | (aged 45)
Career information | |
Position(s) | End |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
College | Washington State |
NFL draft | 1943, round: 6, pick: 48 (by the Green Bay Packers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1946–1949 | San Francisco 49ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career stats | |
Games played | 44 |
Starts | 29 |
Yards receiving | 610 |
Touchdowns | 4 |
Nicholas Peter Susoeff (April 15, 1921 – January 31, 1967) was an American professional football player who was an end for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars. Susoeff was an original member of the 49ers.
Susoeff played in 44 games, starting in 29, for the 49ers.[1] Over the course of his career he caught 61 balls for 610 yards, scoring four touchdowns.[1]
After the end of his playing career with the 49ers in 1949, Susoeff joined the staff of the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL) as an assistant coach for one season.[2]
Susoeff died January 31, 1967, at his home in Palo Alto, California of a heart attack.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Nick Susoeff," Pro Football Reference, pro-football-reference.com/
- ^ a b "Former 49er Nick Susoeff Dies at 45," Oakland Tribune, Feb. 1, 1967, p. 41
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