Pete Kmetovic
No. 27, 45 | |
Date of birth | December 27, 1919 |
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Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Date of death | February 8, 1990 | (aged 70)
Place of death | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | HB |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
US college | Stanford |
NFL draft | 1942 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 |
Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career history | |
As player | |
1946 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1947 | Detroit Lions |
Career stats | |
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Peter George Kmetovic (December 27, 1919 – February 8, 1990) was an American football player.
A
Rose Bowl Player of the Game.[1]
He was drafted by the
1942 NFL Draft, but did not play. He played for the Eagles in the 1946 season, and for the Detroit Lions
for the 1947 season.
His great-grandson, Jack Tiernan O'Brien, plays
college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal men's soccer
team.
References
- ^ "Rose Bowl Timeline". Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-06-05.