Ray Prochaska
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End, Nebraska, 1937–⁠40

Ray Prochaska

Born
Aug 9, 1919, in Ulysses, Nebraska
Died
Mar 9, 1997, in Orange County, California

Ray Prochaska played end at Nebraska (1937–⁠40). The Cleveland Rams took Prochaska in round 7, No. 54 overall in the 1941 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1940
First-team All-Big Six
Drafted
No. 54
Round 7, 1941 NFL Draft (Cleveland Rams)

Honors

Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1937 and 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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