17 Facts About Bucko Kilroy

Bucko Kilroy played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League for 13 seasons.

Bucko Kilroy was originally recruited by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but went on to become one of the finest linemen in Temple Owls football history.

Bucko Kilroy starred for the Owls in the 1940 and 1941 seasons.

Bucko Kilroy helped them to defeat rivals Penn State, Bucknell and Villanova in the 1941 season for the first and only time in school history.

Bucko Kilroy played both offense and defense and started every game in 1941 en route to becoming the first Temple football player to receive honorable mention All-American honors.

Bucko Kilroy was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 1943.

Bucko Kilroy played both offensive and defensive line in the National Football League for 13 seasons, all with the Eagles.

Bucko Kilroy was often called one of the toughest, if not the dirtiest, player of that era.

Bucko Kilroy was a Pro Bowl selection 3 times during his career, missing only one of 203 games because of an injury.

Bucko Kilroy played in 147 consecutive games, which was a league record at the time.

Bucko Kilroy then went on to work as a scout for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.

Bucko Kilroy was instrumental in selecting Roger Staubach in 1969 despite his military service.

Bucko Kilroy was credited as a founder of the modern day NFL draft and as an NFL executive he helped fashion the Super Bowl as we know it today.

Bucko Kilroy later became the general manager of the New England Patriots in 1971; during his tenure, they went to their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XX, in 1985.

Bucko Kilroy was inducted into the North Catholic High School Hall of Fame, the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

Bucko Kilroy was named to the National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team.

Bucko Kilroy died in Norwood, Massachusetts, on July 10,2007, at the age of 86.