Harry Jacunski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry Jacunski

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1915

Place of Birth: New Britain, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 20-Feb-2003

Profession: basketball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Harry Jacunski

  • Hieronym Anthony β€œHarry” Jacunski (October 20, 1915 – February 20, 2003) was a National Football League (NFL) player and college football coach for over 40 years. Jacunski was an All-state center on the New Britain High School 1934 basketball team and played football with Vince Lombardi at Fordham University, where Jacunski was one of Fordham's "Seven Blocks of Granite".
  • In 1938 he was co-captain of the Fordham football team where he started as end. He played in the NFL for six seasons (1939 – 1944) as defensive end for the Green Bay Packers, who were NFL champions in 1939 and 1944. In 1945 he started a 35-year coaching career: one year at University of Notre Dame, two years at Harvard University, and the last 33 years at Yale University.
  • Jacunski was inducted into both the Fordham and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

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