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Frank Gatski

Frank Gatski
Position(s):
Center
Jersey #:
N/A
Date of birth: March 13 1919(1919--)
Place of birth: Farmington, West Virginia
Date of death: November 22, 2005
Career information
College: Marshall
Pro Bowls 1955
Teams
1946-1956
1957
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1985

Frank Gatski (March 13, 1919November 22, 2005) was an American football player.

Gatski was born on March 13, 1919 in Farmington, West Virginia.

Gatski attended Marshall University and Auburn University and played as a center and linebacker. In the 1940s and 1950s he played center for the NFL teams Cleveland Browns (1946–56) and Detroit Lions (1957). In 12 seasons, Gatski's teams played for the league title 11 times.

After his playing career, he was a scout for the Boston Patriots and coach for the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys from 1961 to 1982.

He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, in a class that included Joe Namath, Pete Rozelle, O.J. Simpson, and Roger Staubach.

Marshall University retired Gatski's number, #72, on October 15, 2005 during their homecoming game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the first Marshall football player to be so honored.

Gatski died on November 22, 2005 in Morgantown, West Virginia.

On November 18, 2006 the East End Bridge was remamed the Frank Gatski Memorial Bridge during halftime of the Marshall-UTEP football game.

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