Date of birth: | March 6, 1920 |
Place of birth: | Chaska, Minnesota |
Date of death: | June 1964 (aged 44) |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Fullback |
College: | Minnesota |
NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28 |
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As player: | |
1943 1947 |
Phil/Pitt "Steagles" New York Giants |
Playing stats at NFL.com |
Gordon F. Paschka (March 6, 1920 – c. June 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.