(1915-08-12)August 12, 1915 South River, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:
July 13, 1992(1992-07-13) (aged 76) Forked River, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school:
South River
College:
Fordham (1935–1937)
NFL draft:
1938 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Detroit Lions (1938–1946)
Philadelphia Eagles (1946–1950)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1948, 1949)
2× First-team All-Pro (1939, 1944)
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Pride of the Lions
Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
Detroit Lions All-Time Team
Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame
Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team
Order of the Leather Helmet (1982)
2× Consensus All-American (1936, 1937)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
134
Games started:
76
Interceptions:
19
Interception yards:
162
Fumble recoveries:
7
Defensive touchdowns:
1
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Alexander Francis "Wojie" Wojciechowicz (/woʊdʒɪˈhoʊwɪts/; August 12, 1915 – July 13, 1992) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL) from 1935 to 1950. He was a two-way player who played at center on offense and at linebacker on defense. He has been inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a founder and the first president of the NFL Alumni Association, and was the third player to receive the Order of the Leather Helmet.
Wojciechowicz played college football for the Fordham Rams from 1935 to 1937 and was a member of the line that became known as the "Seven Blocks of Granite". He was selected as the consensus first-team All-American center in both 1936 and 1937.
Wojciechowicz was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1938 NFL draft and played for the Lions from 1938 to 1946. He was selected as a first-team All-NFL player in 1939 and 1944. In 1946, he was released by the Lions and then sold to the Philadelphia Eagles, for whom he played from 1946 to 1950. He won two NFL championships with the Eagles, in 1948 and 1949.
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