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| Position: | Center Guard Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 4, 1917 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | September 4, 1967 (aged 50) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Warren Harding (Bridgeport) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941: 2nd round, 12th pick | ||||||||
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Chester Stephen Gladchuk Sr. (April 4, 1917 – September 4, 1967) was an American professional football player who was a center for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, earning first-team All-American from the Associated Press in 1940. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1941 NFL draft. [1] After playing seven seasons for the New York Giants and after taking a season off, Gladchuk joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1949, played a full 12-game season, and helped win the Larks first Grey Cup. Gladchuk was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
