Alex Drobnitch

Alex Lewis Drobnitch (November 25, 1913 – June 6, 1960) was an American football player. Drobntich was raised on a farm near Eaton, Colorado.[2] He played college football for the Denver Pioneers football team and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on the 1936 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.[5] He later played professional football for the New York Yanks in 1937, the Buffalo Indians in 1940, and the New York Americans in 1941.[6] He was inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.[2]

Alex Drobnitch
Personal information
Born:(1913-11-25)November 25, 1913
Colorado
Died:June 6, 1960(1960-06-06) (aged 46)
Greeley, Colorado
Weight:189[1] lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:Denver
Position:Guard
NFL Draft:1937 / Round: 5 / Pick: 41
Career history

References
  1. 1936 University of Denver yearbook (Kynewisbok), p. 129
  2. "University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1996". University of Denver. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
  4. "Goddard of Washington State and Drobnitch of Denver Westerners on NEA All-America". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 26, 1936. p. 9.
  5. "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. "Alex Drobnitch". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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