Mike Karmazin | |
Number: | 30 |
Position: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1919 |
Birth Place: | Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 210 |
College: | Duke |
High School: | Norwin (PA) |
Draftyear: | 1946 |
Draftround: | 24 |
Draftpick: | 222 |
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Michael Laurence Karmazin (July 16, 1919 – January 21, 2004) was a professional American football guard. Prior to playing at the professional level, Karmazin played college football at Duke University. He earned All-America and All-Southern Conference honors in 1941. During the 1942 Rose Bowl, he tackled Don Durdan for a safety, in a 20–16 loss to Oregon State. He was later drafted in 1946 by the Boston Yanks of the National Football League (NFL), however he ended playing in the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees in 1946. He played professionally again in 1947, for the Paterson Panthers of the American Association.