American football player
 Ernie Rosteck, 1947 | |||||
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| Born: | (1922-05-12)May 12, 1922 Detroit | ||||
| Died: | March 1, 1986(1986-03-01) (aged 63) Waterloo, Iowa | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Southeastern (MI) | ||||
| Position: | Center | ||||
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Ernest W. Rosteck (May 12, 1922 – March 1, 1986) was an American football player.
Rosteck was born in Detroit in 1922. He attended Detroit's Southeastern High School.
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in 10 NFL games during the 1943 and 1944 seasons. He was released by the Lions in September 1945. He also played professional football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League in 1945 and 1946 and the Patterson Panthers in 1947.
He later worked for John Deere as a machinist. He died of an apparent cardiac arrest in 1986 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.
References
- ^ "Ernie Rosteck". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ernie Rosteck". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- "Lions Sell Jack Lowther and Drop Eleven Others". Detroit Free Press. September 18, 1945 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Panthers Announce Signing Of First Two Players For 1947: Ernie Rosteck, National League Star, Gives Paterson Club Second Outstanding Center". The Morning Call. July 25, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ernest W. Rosteck". The Courier. March 7, 1986. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.