Mike Kostiuk
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | August 1, 1919 Krydor, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||
| Died: | July 26, 2015 (aged 95) Sterling Heights, Michigan | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Hamtramck (Hamtramck, MI) | ||||
| College: | Detroit Tech | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1941 | ||||
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Michael A. Kostiuk (August 1, 1919 – July 26, 2015) was a Canadian-born gridiron football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
Personal life
Kostiuk was born in Krydor, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Ukrainian parents.[1][2][3] He moved with his family to the United States when he was 5 and would grow up in Hamtramck, Michigan.[1] He died of heart failure in 2015 in Sterling Heights, Michigan.[1] He was the oldest living Detroit Lion when he died.[1]
Football
Kostiuk attended
After leaving the Army in 1945, he signed with the Detroit Lions. In 1946 he joined the Buffalo Bisons. He played a total of seven National Football League games with the Detroit Lions and two All-America Football Conference games with the Buffalo Bisons and one with the Cleveland Rams. On November 6, 1986, he was inducted into the Hamtramck High School Sports Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press (27 July 2015). "Oldest living Detroit Lion, Mike Kostiuk, dies at 95". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Mike Kostiuk Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. databasefootball.com
- ^ "Michael Kostiuk". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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