John George Martinkovic (February 4, 1927 – February 8, 2018) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. He played college football and basketball at Xavier University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.[1]
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Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | (1927-02-04)4 February 1927 Hamilton, Ohio | ||||||
Died: | 8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 91) Allouez, Wisconsin | ||||||
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High school: | Hamilton (OH) Catholic | ||||||
College: | Xavier | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1951 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65 (By the Washington Redskins) | ||||||
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