Fullback and end, Indiana, 1942–46
Pete Pihos
- Born
- Oct 22, 1923, in Orlando, Florida
- Died
- Aug 16, 2011, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Pete Pihos played fullback and end at Indiana (1942–43, 1945–46). He finished eighth in the 1945 Heisman vote. The Philadelphia Eagles took Pihos in round 5, No. 41 overall in the 1945 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1966College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1970Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1942Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1943, 1945First-team All-Big Ten
- 1945Eighth in the Heisman vote
- 1946Second-team All-Big Nine
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1945
All-America: Collier’s first team 1943; All-America Board 1943; Sporting News 1943; UP second team 1943 and 1945; AP second team 1945; FWAA second team 1945; AP third team 1943; New York Sun first team 1943; and 3 more selectors’ teams
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.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 6 (1950–55) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 5 (1949, 1952–55)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1949, 1952–55; Sporting News first team 1954–55; United Press first team 1948–49, 1953–54; New York Daily News first team 1952–53; New York Daily News second team 1954–55; NEA second team 1955; and 1 more.
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