Gordon Paschka Explained

Birth Date:March 6, 1920
Birth Place:Chaska, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Hopkins Bay, Ontario, Canada
Position1:Fullback
College:Minnesota
Nfldraftedyear:1942
Nfldraftedround:4
Nfldraftedpick:28
Playing Years1:1943
Playing Team1:Phil/Pitt "Steagles"
Playing Years2:1947
Playing Team2:New York Giants
Career Highlights:
Nfl:PAS166116
Databasefootball:PASCHGOR01

Gordon F. Paschka (March 6, 1920  - c. June 9, 1964) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Phil/Pitt "Steagles", a merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943 due to players serving in World War II. Born in Chaska, Minnesota, he played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1942 NFL draft. He went missing after a fishing trip on Rainy Lake on June 9, 1964.[1]

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  1. News: 'Gordy' Paschka, Friend Missing in Rainy Lake . The Winona Daily News . Winona, Minnesota . June 11, 1964 . 15 . .