Chet Gladchuk

Chet Gladchuk
Date of birth	April 4, 1917
Place of birth	Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death	September 4, 1967 (aged 50)
Place of death	Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Center
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	248 lb (112 kg)
US college	Boston College
NFL draft	1941 / round: 2 / pick: 12; (By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
As player
1941–1947	New York Giants
1949	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1940); First-team All-Eastern (1940);
Honors	Grey Cup champion (1949)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;
	College Football Hall of Fame;

Chester Stephen Gladchuk Sr. (April 4, 1917 – September 4, 1967) was an American professional football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at Boston College and was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press in 1940. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1941 NFL draft.^[1] After playing seven seasons for the New York Giants and after taking a season off, Gladchuk joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1949, played a full 12-game season, and helped win the Larks first Grey Cup. Gladchuk was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.

References

^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.