Gene Filipski

Gene Filipski
No. 40
Position: Halfback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1931-06-14)June 14, 1931
Place of birth: Webster, Massachusetts
Date of death: August 23, 1994(1994-08-23) (aged 63)
Place of death: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacramento (CA) Grant Union
College: Villanova
NFL Draft: 1953 / Round: 7 / Pick: 83
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Eugene C. Filipski (June 14, 1931 – August 23, 1994) was an American football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 1953 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at the United States Military Academy before transferring to Villanova University. Filipski attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California. He was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[1]

References

  1. Olderman, Murray (September 5, 1952). "Stampede Of Recruiters For Ousted Army Gridders Faded Before It Began; Most Schools Shrank Behind Their Ivy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2014.


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