| Date of birth: | February 11, 1922 |
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Back |
| College: | Georgia Tech |
| NFL Draft: | 1945 / Round: 1 (4th Overall) |
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| 1946-1949 | Boston Yanks Chicago Rockets |
Eddie Prokop was an NFL Back in the 1940s. He was the first pick (4th overall) in the 1945 Draft for the Boston Yanks.[1]
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Prokop played college football Georgia Tech under coach William Alexander and was a 1969 Hall of Fame inductee there.[2] In the 1944 Sugar Bowl Prokop led his #13 Yellow Jackets to victory versus #15 ranked Tulsa. In that game he rushed for 199 yards, threw a touchdown and kicked two extra points in a 20-18 win.[3] The Sugar Bowl did not yet award an MVP award until 1948.[4]
Prokop was the second ever of five 1st overall picks by the now defunct Boston Yanks. He played for the Yanks in the 1946 and 1947 seasons. Prokop played the 1948 season as a member of the Chicago Rockets only to return to Boston for his final season as a professional.[5]