Eddie Prokop

Eddie Prokop
Prokop from The 1944 Blue Print
No. 72, 70
Position:Back
Personal information
Born:(1922-02-11)February 11, 1922
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died:May 30, 1955(1955-05-30) (aged 33)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School
(Chardon, Ohio)
College:Georgia Tech
NFL draft:1945: 1st round, 4th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:935
Rushing average:4.1
Receptions:16
Receiving yards:361
Total touchdowns:14
Stats at Pro Football Reference


Edward Stanley Prokop (February 11, 1922 – May 30, 1955) was an American football player. He played college football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1940s. He was the first pick (4th overall) in the 1945 NFL draft for the Boston Yanks.