14 Facts About Frank Kosikowski

Frank Leon Kosikowski was an American football offensive and defensive end who was on two Notre Dame national championship teams in the 1940s and played professionally for the Cleveland Browns in 1948.

Frank Kosikowski attended Marquette University, but his college football career was derailed by service in the US Navy during World War II.

Frank Kosikowski was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference in 1947, but the Browns acquired him in 1948.

Frank Kosikowski stayed in Cleveland for the 1948 season, when the team won all of its games and the AAFC championship.

Frank Kosikowski was born in Cudahy, Wisconsin and attended Cudahy High School, where he played football as an end.

Frank Kosikowski boxed for three years and broke the school record in the 220-yard dash.

Frank Kosikowski was the captain of the football team and was named to The Milwaukee Journal and The Milwaukee Sentinel all-suburban first-teams in 1943.

Frank Kosikowski missed playing time due to injury in the 1944 season, when Marquette won just one game.

Frank Kosikowski joined the US Navy the following year as World War II wore on, and was stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, where Paul Brown was coaching a military football team.

Frank Kosikowski was quickly transferred to a Navy base in California and played for a Fleet City team at Camp Shoemaker that won the service championship in 1945.

Frank Kosikowski stayed at Notre Dame for the 1947 season, when the team went undefeated and again won the national championship.

Frank Kosikowski had been drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference in 1947, and joined the team in 1948.

Frank Kosikowski was used as a defensive end by the Browns as the team won all of its games in the 1948 season.

Frank Kosikowski was moved in 1949 to the Baltimore Colts as part of an effort to bring more competitive balance to the AAFC, but he decided to quit before the season started.