Al Kaporch | |
Position: | Tackle, guard |
Birth Date: | 6 October 1913 |
Birth Place: | Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 215 |
College: | St. Bonaventure |
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Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 22 |
Pfr: | KapoAl20 |
Albin John "Al" Kaporch (October 6, 1913 – October 14, 2004) was an American football player.
Kaporch was born in 1913 in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. His father was a Lithuanian immigrant who worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines and died in a mine collapse.[1] He attended Pittston High School and played college football at St. Bonaventure.[2] H
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle and guard for the Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1945. He appeared in 22 NFL games, 21 as a starter, and intercepted three interceptions.[3] [1]
He married Helen Ann Janoski in 1951.[4]