Alex Wojciechowicz

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Alex Wojciechowicz
Date of birth	August 12, 1915
Place of birth	South River, NJ
Date of death	July 13, 1992
Position(s)	Linebacker Center
College	Fordham
NFL Draft	1938 / Round 1/ Pick 6
Pro Bowls	2
Honors	NFL 1940s All-Decade Team Eagles Honor Roll College Football Hall of Fame Sports HOF of NJ
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1938-1946 1946-1950	Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles
College Hall-of-Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1968

Alexander Francis Wojciechowicz (August 12, 1915 - July 13, 1992) was a professional American football player. He was an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.

1 High School & College
2 NFL career
- 2.1 Detroit Lions
- 2.2 Philadelphia Eagles
3 After retirement
4 External links

[edit] High School & College

"Wojie" was an All-State selection at South River High School. He played college football at Fordham University, the center on the famed Seven Blocks of Granite offensive line, which included an undersized right guard named Vince Lombardi. He was named All-American in 1936 and 1937 and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.

[edit] NFL career

[edit] Detroit Lions

Wojciechowicz was the Detroit Lions' first pick in the 1938 NFL Draft and won the starting center job in his first game as a Lion. Even though the Lions were becoming a worse team, Alex would play with full effort on both offense and defense. In 1944, he demonstrated his defensive talents when he intercepted seven passes, a Lions record for several years. Although Wojciechowicz received his fair share of personal recognition, he yearned to play on a championship team. That never happened in Detroit. But when he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in the middle of the 1946 season, the two-time All-Pro selection joined a team that seemed poised to deliver him his dream.

[edit] Philadelphia Eagles

At age 30, Alex went to the Eagles as their most well-known defensive player. His veteran leadership made him a major contributor to the Eagles’ championship runs in 1948 and 1949. From the time he was picked as Detroit's number-one draft choice in 1938 until he retired in 1950 after 13 seasons of pro football. Wojie was a football player's player, one of the best the game has seen.