Andy Chisick

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Andy Chisick
No. 30
Position:
Center
Personal information
Born:(1916-06-10)June 10, 1916
Sagamore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:March 13, 1986(1986-03-13) (aged 69)
Somerset, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Good Counsel (NJ)
College:Villanova
NFL draft:1940 / Round: 7 / Pick: 51
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:22
Player stats at PFR

Andrew Bernard Chisick (June 10, 1916 – March 13, 1986) was an American football center.

Chisick was born in 1916 at Sagamore, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, where he attended Good Counsel High School. He played college football for Villanova from 1937 to 1939.[1][2] He was "a 60-minute player" at Villanova, playing on both offense and defense.[3][4]

Chisick was selected by the

1940 NFL Draft. He signed with the Cardinals in April 1940,[4][5] and appeared in 22 NFL games for the club during the 1940 and 1941 seasons.[6]

Chisick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in February 1942 and participated in four major battles in the Solomon Islands campaign, including the Battle of Cape Gloucester.[7][8]

Chisick was married to Christine Emma Munsey Chisick. He died at Humana Hospital Lake Cumberland in Kentucky in 1986 at age 69.[9]

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    . ("Members of the Villanova varsity football squad have elected Andy Chisick, 210 pound center, captain of the team for the past season. He is a member of the senior class . . . Andy comes from Newark where he played on Good Counsel High School teams."
  2. ^ "Andy Chisick". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Baseball Injury May Keep Villanova Blocker on Sidelines This Saturay". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1941. p. 32.
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  6. ^ "Andy Chisick Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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