1. John Stanley "Rock" Rokisky was an American professional football player who was an end and placekicker for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference.
10 Facts About John Rokisky
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John Rokisky was sent to the Rockets in 1947 and to the Yankees the following year before leaving football.
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One of nine children, John Rokisky grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
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John Rokisky played football for Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg, and as an end and a placekicker at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning in 1939, when he was a sophomore.
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John Rokisky scored nine points that year in an upset of the University of Pittsburgh.
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John Rokisky played football for a military team in 1944 while stationed at Camp Peary in Virginia and was selected to play on the Navy's all-star team.
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John Rokisky was selected in 1942 by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, but did not sign with the team as he continued his military service.
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John Rokisky was the 21st player signed by the team.
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John Rokisky played in 1947 for the Chicago Rockets as a kicker, and moved in 1948 to the AAFC's New York Yankees before leaving professional football.
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John Rokisky died in Keyser, West Virginia in 1993 and is buried in Clarksburg, WV near his parents.