Running back, Stanford, 1938–⁠41

Pete Kmetovic

Born
Dec 27, 1919, in San Jose, California
Died
Feb 8, 1990, in Palo Alto, California

Pete Kmetovic played running back at Stanford (1938–⁠41). The Philadelphia Eagles took Kmetovic in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1942 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1941
First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 1942 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1940; Pacific Coast champions, 1940

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.

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