John Rokisky
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Who is John Rokisky?
John Joseph "Rock" Rokisky was a professional American football end and placekicker who played three seasons for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees in the All-America Football Conference. Rokisky grew up in West Virginia and attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout as an end and kicker. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he joined the Browns in 1946. The Browns won the AAFC championship that year. Rokisky was sent to the Rockets in 1947 and to the Yankees the following year before leaving football.
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- Education
- Duquesne University
- Lived in
- Mount Clare, West Virginia
- Died
- May 7, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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