Zeke Bratkowski
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| Zeke Bratkowski | |
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| Date of birth | October 30, 1931 |
| Place of birth |  Danville, Illinois |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Georgia |
| Honors | University of Georgia Circle of Honor Green Bay Packers HOF |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1954-1960 1961-1963 1963-1971 |
Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers |
Edmund "Zeke" Raymond Bratkowski (born October 30, 1931 in Danville, Illinois) is a former All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1952 to 1953. He also had a fourteen year career in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, L.A. Rams and Green Bay Packers, followed by a 26 year coaching career. He is the father of current Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski.
[edit] Playing career
Bratkowski was twice the SEC passing leader under Georgia coach Wally Butts. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears and played nine seasons in Chicago. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, before being signed by Vince Lombardi to become the "super sub" to Bart Starr.
[edit] Coaching career
After his playing career, Bratkowski became quarterback coach/offensive coordinator for Chicago, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and with the New York Jets. He was also a quarterbacks coach with Cleveland and the Jets and worked two stints as a Packers assistant as well as the Baltimore Ravens.
While coaching the Chicago Bears quarterbacks, head coach Abe Gibron abruptly promoted him to offensive coordinator. He shortly after pressed him into service for one game as a back up quarterback.
[edit] Halls of fame
He was inducted into the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1989.
| Preceded by Ed Brown |
Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1960 |
Succeeded by Billy Wade |
| Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks |
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| Dressen • Conzelman • Driscoll • Molesworth • Masterson • Luckman • Lujack • Blanda • Brown • Bratkowski • Wade • Bukich • Concannon • Douglass • Huff • Avellini• Phipps • Evans • McMahon • Tomczak • Harbaugh • Walsh • Kramer • Krieg • Matthews • McNown • Miller • Chandler • Stewart • Hutchinson • Krenzel • Orton • Grossman |
