1. Archie John Kodros was an American college football player and coach.
21 Facts About Archie Kodros
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Archie Kodros played for the University of Michigan football team from 1937 to 1939 and was selected as a first-team All-American and team captain in his senior year.
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Archie Kodros served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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Archie Kodros grew up in Alton, Illinois and graduated from Alton High School in 1936.
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Archie Kodros played football in high school and had an offer to play for the University of Illinois He chose instead to play for the University of Michigan because they had a tradition of having great centers.
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Archie Kodros worked his way into the starting line-up at Michigan as a sophomore walk-on in 1937.
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Archie Kodros played at the center position for Michigan from 1937 to 1939 and was the captain of the 1939 Michigan Wolverines football team.
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Archie Kodros played on the line with Forest Evashevski and Tom Harmon in the backfield.
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Archie Kodros received honorable mentions on several All-American teams and was selected as a first-team All-American by Bill Stern for Life magazine.
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Archie Kodros ranked third in the United Press All-American voting with 146 points in a close finish behind John Haman on Northwestern and John Schiechl of Santa Clara.
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Archie Kodros was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1940 NFL draft, but he declined the invitation and opted instead to work toward at master's degree in business at Michigan.
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Archie Kodros played for an Army All-Star football team in 1942 that defeated the Detroit Lions 12 to 10.
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In 1948, Archie Kodros was hired as the line coach and assistant professor of physical education at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
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Archie Kodros became Whitman's head football coach in 1949 and added the title of athletic director in 1950.
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In May 1951, Archie Kodros was hired as the athletic director and head football coach of the University of Hawaii.
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Archie Kodros compiled a record of 4 wins and 7 losses at Hawaii.
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Archie Kodros served as an assistant football coach at Iowa from 1952 through 1965.
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Archie Kodros was married to the former Effie Virginia Jowett on July 10,1943.
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Archie Kodros retired in 1985 and continued to live in Iowa City.
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In 1990, Archie Kodros died at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a long illness with cancer.
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Archie Kodros was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, two grandchildren and three sisters.