Bill Kurlish

Bill Kurlish
Personal information
Born:	August 15, 1913; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	March 24, 2000; Springfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Ridley Park, PA
College:	Pennsylvania
Position:	Back
NFL draft:	1937 / round: 4 / pick: 33
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American (1936); Second-team All-Eastern (1936);

William Kurlish (August 15, 1913 – March 24, 2000) is an American former college football player for the Penn Quakers. He was selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the fourth round of the 1937 NFL draft.^[1]

Early life

Kurlish moved to Delaware County as a teenager and attended Ridley High School. At Ridley, he was a member of the track and football teams.

College career

Kurlish earned a scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania and completed a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.^[2]

Personal life

Kurlish worked as an engineer with General Electric. He had one daughter, three brothers, five sisters, and one granddaughter. Golf was one of his hobbies.^[2]

References

^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Panaritis, Maria (March 27, 2000). "William Kurlish, Penn Football Star". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.

External links

1937 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com

This biographical article relating to an American football player, coach, or other figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[panaritis_03272000-2] Panaritis, Maria (March 27, 2000). "William Kurlish, Penn Football Star". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.

[1]