Position: | Back |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1909 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland |
Death Place: | Berea, Ohio |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 191 |
College: | Heidelberg |
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Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 100 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 42 |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 4 |
Otto Verne Vokaty (January 17, 1909 – August 8, 1966) was an American football player.
Vokaty played college football at Heidelberg College from 1927 to 1930.[1] [2] He played fullback for Heidelberg and also handled place-kicking.[3]
Vokaty also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Cleveland Indians (1931), New York Giants (1932), Chicago Cardinals (1933), and Cincinnati Reds (1934). He appeared in 18 NFL games, five as a starter.[4] He scored four touchdowns for Cleveland in 1931.[1] He played at the halfback position for the Giants in 1932.[5] In July 1933, he was sold to the Chicago Cardinals for an undisclosed sum.[6]