1942 Philadelphia Eagles Education Dickinson College Honors Dickinson Hall of Fame Positions End | Name Len Supulski Battles and wars World War II Role American football player | |
Date of birth (1920-12-15)December 15, 1920 Place of birth Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States Date of death August 31, 1943(1943-08-31) (aged 22) Place of death Kearney, Nebraska, United States Died August 31, 1943, Kearney, Nebraska, United States Service/branch United States Army Air Corps | ||
Allegiance United States of America | ||
Leonard Peter Supulski (December 15, 1920 – August 31, 1943) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Early life
Supulski was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania and attended Kingston High School. He was one of the twelve children of a Lithuanian immigrant.
Football career
Supulski attended and played college football at Dickinson College, but failed to graduate. He caught 48 for 586 yards in 1941, a school record that stood until 1984, and was a United Press International All-Eastern first team choice. In 1942, Supulski played in six games for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
Supulski was inducted into the Dickinson Hall of Fame in 1981.
Military career
Supulski entered the United States Army Air Forces and reported to the 582nd Bomb Squadron for advanced training in Nebraska to prepare for service in World War II. Two weeks later, he was killed along with seven others in the crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber near Kearney, Nebraska, during a training flight on August 31, 1943.