Alex Ketzko

Alex Ketzko
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: November 19, 1919
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of death: December 23, 1944 (age 25)
Place of death: France
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Mattawan (MI)
College: Michigan State University
Undrafted: 1940
Career history
Detroit Lions (1943)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Alexander Gregorieff Ketzko (November 19, 1919 – December 23, 1944) was an American football player. A native of Chicago, he moved with his family to Mattawan, Michigan as a boy. He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) in 1938 and 1939. In July 1940, he signed to play professional football for the Paterson Panthers of the American Professional Football Association.[1] He also played in the National Football League as a tackle for the Detroit Lions, appearing in nine games during his rookie year of 1943.[2] After the 1943 season, he was inducted into the United States Army. He was killed in action in France in December 1944 at age 25.[3]

References

  1. "Alex Ketzko Signs Pro Grid Contract". The News-Palladium. July 23, 1940. p. 7.
  2. "Alex Ketzko". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. "Alex Ketzko Is Killed On French Front". The News-Palladium. February 9, 1945. p. 1.
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