Eddie Rucinski

Rushing yards	85
Rushing average	4.7
Receptions	99
Receiving yards	1,408
Total touchdowns	8
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eddie Rucinski
No. 26, 51, 75, 19
Position	End
Personal information
Born	July 12, 1916; East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 22, 1995 (aged 78); Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College	Indiana (1937-1940)
NFL draft	1941: 6th round, 49th overall pick
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1942); Chicago Cardinals (1943); "Card-Pitt" (1944); Chicago Cardinals (1945–1946);
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-Pro (1943); Pro Bowl (1942);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards
Rushing yards	85
Rushing average	4.7
Receptions	99
Receiving yards	1,408
Total touchdowns	8
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edward Anthony Rucinski (July 12, 1916 – April 22, 1995) was an American professional football player who played end for six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt" of the National Football League. Rucinski was named to the 1939 College Football All Polish-American Team.^[1] He played college football at Indiana University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.^[2] He died in Florida on April 22, 1995.^[3] He was drafted in the six round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[4]

Career

Rucinski played in sixty NFL games, starting in forty-one of them. He scored eight career touchdowns (all as a receiver) and averaged 14.2 receiving yards per game. In his career he had ninety-nine receptions for 1408 yards. He also had eighteen career rushes for eighty-five yards. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1942 and named All-Pro in 1943.^[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	BKN	11	8	17	204	12.0	33	1
1942	BKN	11	9	9	99	11.0	24	1
1943	CRD	10	9	26	398	15.3	47	3
1944	CRD	10	6	22	284	12.9	40	1
1945	CRD	8	7	23	400	17.4	62	2
1946	CRD	10	2	2	23	11.5	12	0
Career		60	41	99	1,408	14.2	62	8

Personal life

Rucinski was married to Mae Tilly. He had a daughter named Suzie and a stepson named John. After leaving football he moved to California. In the 1970s he moved to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, where he was a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church, and opened a medical supply business in St. Petersburg, Florida.^[3]

References

↑ Rosiak, A. J. (December 24, 1939). "In The Polish Colony". The Sunday Morning Star. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
↑ Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74, no. 3. p. 21. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
1 2 "Edward Anthony Rucinski". The Times of Northwest Indiana. April 27, 1995 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ "Ed Rucinski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

This biographical article relating to an American football tight end born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] Rosiak, A. J. (December 24, 1939). "In The Polish Colony". The Sunday Morning Star. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

[2] Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74, no. 3. p. 21. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

[newspaper-3] 1 2 "Edward Anthony Rucinski". The Times of Northwest Indiana. April 27, 1995 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[5] "Ed Rucinski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]