Bill Vohaska
William John Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player.
 Vohaska from 1950 Illio | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 17, 1929 Riverside, Illinois |
| Died: | December 24, 2004 (aged 75) Venice, Florida |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cicero (IL) Morton |
| College: | Illinois |
| Position: | Center, linebacker |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Vohaska was born in 1929 in Riverside, Illinois. He attended Morton High School in Cicero.[1]
He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team at the center position from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3]
Vohaska later worked as a coach and teacher. He taught at Morton High School beginning in 1954 and later at Morton College.[4] He also founded and operated the Riverside Day Camp in Riverside, Illinois.[5]
Vohaska died in 2000 at a hospice home in Venice, Florida.[4]
References
- "Vohaska Captained Gridders: AOY Candidate Named All-American Pivot". Daily Illini. May 16, 1951.
- ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
- "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. December 6, 1950.
- "William J. Vohaska". The Life. Berwyn, Illinois. December 31, 2004. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vikki Ortiz Healy (September 18, 2009). "Hazy, crazy camp days: For decades, Riverside Day Camp gave kids a place to romp all summer -- until insurance concerns rained on the parade". Chicago Tribune.
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