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Eddie Prokop
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Running back, Georgia Tech, to 1944

Eddie Prokop

Eddie Prokop played running back at Georgia Tech (to 1944). He finished fifth in the 1943 Heisman vote. The Boston Yanks took Prokop in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1945 NFL Draft.

Best season
1943
First-team All-SEC
Heisman vote
5th
In the 1943 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1945 NFL Draft (Boston Yanks)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1943

All-America: AP second team 1943; UP second team 1943

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1946–⁠47AAFCNew York Yankees
1948AAFCChicago Rockets

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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