College Minnesota Role American football player 1943 Phil/Pitt "Steagles" | 1947 New York Giants Positions Fullback Name Gordon Paschka Date of death 1964 | |
Date of birth (1920-03-06)March 6, 1920 Place of birth Chaska, Minnesota, U.S. Place of death Hopkins Bay, Ontario, Canada NFL draft 1942 (Round: 4 / Pick: 28) | ||
Education University of Minnesota | ||
Gordon F. Paschka (March 6, 1920 – c. June 9, 1964) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Phil/Pitt "Steagles", a merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943 due to players serving in World War II. Born in Chaska, Minnesota, he played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1942 NFL Draft. He went missing after a fishing trip in Ontario, Canada in June 1964.
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