Position: | Quarterback |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1903 |
Birth Place: | Stamford, Connecticut |
Death Place: | Stamford, Connecticut |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 165 |
High School: | Stamford (CT) |
College: | Villanova |
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Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 6 |
Paul Jams Kuczo (February 4, 1903 – December 4, 1970) was an American football player.
Kuczo was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1903. He attended Stamford High School where he played football, baseball (as a pitcher), and basketball (as a guard and forward).
He played college football as the quarterback for Villanova. He was captain of the 1927 Villanova Wildcats football team that compiled a 6–1 record.[1] [2]
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Staten Island Stapletons. He appeared in four NFL games, one as a starter, during the 1929 season.[3]
He also played baseball. He was a pitcher for Villanova's baseball team.[4] After graduating from Villanova, he played for Stamford and Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the Eastern League.[5]
After retiring as a player, Kuczo was the football coach at Stamford High School from 1928 to 1968. His teams won Connecticut state championships in 1937, 1950, 1952, and 1953.[6]