Bob Mischak
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Position: | Guard Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | October 25, 1932
Died: | June 26, 2014 Orinda, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Union (NJ) |
College: | Army |
NFL draft: | 1954 / Round: 23 / Pick: 276 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Robert Michael Mischak (October 25, 1932 – June 26, 2014) was a college and professional
AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1962. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants
and was a starting guard in the famed 1958 "Greatest Game Ever Played". In addition, Mischak was a 3-time Super Bowl champion coach with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.
In an October 1953 game against
Red Blaik
. Col Blaik was later to write “In somehow catching and collaring (Smith), Mischak displayed heart and a pursuit that for one single play I have never seen matched."
In 2017, Mischak was posthumously enshrined into the Army/West Point Sports Hall of Fame,[2] and was named no. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies.[3]
After his playing career Mischak served as a coach of tight ends for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders from 1973 to 1987 and 1994.[4] He died on June 26, 2014, at the age of 81.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780684844183. Retrieved June 27, 2014 – via Google Books.
- ^ "2017 Army Sports Hall of Fame Plaque Unveiling Ceremony". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies". NFL.com.
- ^ Randy Lange. "Titans G Bob Mischak, 'AFL Original,' Dies". Newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved June 27, 2014.