Pete Kmetovic

Pete Kmetovic
Career information
Date of birth	December 27, 1919
Place of birth	San Jose, California
Date of death	February 8, 1990(1990-02-08) (aged 70)
Place of death	Palo Alto, California
Position(s)	HB
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Stanford University
NFL draft	1942 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
As player
1946	Philadelphia Eagles
1947	Detroit Lions
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Peter George Kmetovic (December 27, 1919 – February 8, 1990) was an American football player.

A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska. For his efforts, Kmetovic was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.^[1]

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1942 NFL Draft, but did not play. He played for the Eagles in the 1946 season, and for the Detroit Lions for the 1947 season.

References

↑ "Rose Bowl Timeline". Retrieved 2008-06-05.

1942 NFL draft first-round selections

Bill Dudley Jack Wilson Pete Kmetovic Steve Lach Bob Westfall Spec Sanders Bobby Robertson Merle Hapes Urban Odson Frankie Albert Jack Jenkins

Philadelphia Eagles 1942 NFL draft selections

Pete Kmetovic Vic Lindskog Ted Williams Gordon Paschka Ernie Blandin Earl Younglove Billy Sewell Bill Halverson Ray Graves Jack Stackpool Noble Doss Fred Meyer Bob Brenton John Wyhonic O'Dell Griffin Bill Smaltz Arnie Meiners Bill Braun Charley Dvoracek Marv Tommervik

Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Mutryn Bright Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk Burton Baker Budde B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore C. Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson M. Smith Agholor

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