Bill Lajousky
William Lajousky (April 18, 1913 – January 7, 1973) was an American football guard who played one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League. He played college football at the Catholic University of America and attended Worcester Classical High School in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | April 18, 1913 Vilnius, Russian Empire |
| Died: | January 7, 1973 (aged 59) Waterville, Maine, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Classical (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| College: | Catholic |
| Position: | Guard |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life
Lajousky was born in Vilnius, the son of William Lajousky and Mary Raulinaitis Zionkowsky.[2] When his father was drafted into the military during the First World War, he and his mother lived on their own until his mother was also drafted as a munitions worker for the Germans.[3] They were held at the Leopoldshall camp in Staßfurt, Germany.[3] As a child, Lajousky suffered a shrapnel wound to his forehead before his internment, leaving a scar.[3] Lajousky's father was never found after the war, and in 1921 Lajousky and his mother emigrated to Worcester, Massachusetts at the suggestion of his uncle, who had earlier emigrated to the United States.[3]
References
- "BILL LAJOUSKY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- "William Lajousky". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, ME. January 8, 1973. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bill Lajousky, Catholic University Gridder, War Victim at Seven Years". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, MD. November 1, 1934. p. 32. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.