Gordon Polofsky Explained

Gordon Polofsky
Number:	60
Position:	Linebacker, guard
Birth Date:	10 January 1931
Birth Place:	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Death Place:	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	219
High School:	Cranston (RI)
College:	Tennessee
Draftyear:	1952
Draftround:	5
Draftpick:	61 (by the Los Angeles Rams)^[1]
Pastteams:	Chicago Cardinals (–)
Highlights:	Second-team All-SEC (1951)

Gordon Polofsky (January 10, 1931 – October 7, 2013) was an American football linebacker and guard. He played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1952 to 1954.^[2] He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of the 1952 NFL draft.^[3]

He died on October 7, 2013, in Knoxville, Tennessee at age 82.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1952 Los Angeles Rams . https://web.archive.org/web/20100104211937/http://databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1952 . databaseFootball.com . unfit . January 4, 2010 . July 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Gordon Polofsky Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . January 16, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
3. Web site: 1952 NFL Draft Listing . January 16, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
4. Web site: October 7, 2013 . Former Vols LB/FB Gordon Polofsky Dies At 82 . May 1, 2020 . Tennessee Volunteers Athletics.