John Kowalik, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Kowalik
American football player
Date of Birth: 10-May-1910
Date of Death: 07-Jan-1978
Profession: Canadian football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Kowalik
- John F.
- Kowalik, Sr.
- (May 10, 1910 – January 7, 1978) was an American football player. Kowalik was born in 1010.
- He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1931 to 1933.
- During Kowalik's three seasons as a starter, the Michigan football team compiled a record of 24–1–02, including consecutive national championships for the 1932 and 1933 teams.
- He was a teammate of future President of the United States Gerald Ford on the 1932 and 1933 Michigan teams.
- While at Michigan, Kowalik was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and the Druids.
- He graduated from Michigan in 1934 with a bachelor of science degree in education.After graduating from Michigan, Kowalik played professional football for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1934.Kowalik and his wife, Frances (LaRowe), had a son, John, Jr., and three daughters, Carolyn, Mary, and Janet.
- John Jr.
- played college football as a halfback for the University of Michigan from 1960 to 1962.Kowalik lived in Franklin, Michigan, in his later years.
- He was employed as the automotive sales manager for Precision Casting Co.
- He died in January 1978 at Grace Hospital in Detroit.
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