Bob Konovsky
 Konovsky as an amateur wrestler at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, c. 1955. | |||||||||
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| Positions | Guard Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | August 19, 1934 Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 6, 1982 (aged 47) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | J. Sterling Morton (Cicero, Illinois) | ||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1956: 7th round, 77th overall pick | ||||||||
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Bob Konovsky (August 19, 1934 – March 6, 1982) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the seventh round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals and played three seasons with the team.[1] He also played for the Chicago Bears under coach and founder George Halas in 1960. Following his time in the NFL, Konovsky played with the Denver Broncos during the 1961 American Football League season. Also a wrestler, Konovsky was a 3 time Big Ten HWT Champion at The University of Wisconsin (Madison) and finished second the NCAA three times and is an inductee in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.[2] Bob also was a professional wrestler after college using the nickname Killer Konovsky.[3]
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- Sportspeople from Cicero, Illinois
- Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Chicago Bears players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- American football offensive guards
- Wisconsin Badgers football players
- American male sport wrestlers
- 1934 births
- Professional wrestlers from Illinois
- 1982 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American male professional wrestlers
- 20th-century male professional wrestlers
- 20th-century American professional wrestlers
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs