About Ernie Rosteck
Lived 1922 – 1986 (aged 63). Ernie Rosteck was an American american football player.
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 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.
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Who was Ernie Rosteck?
American football center (1922-1986)
When was Ernie Rosteck born?
Ernie Rosteck was born on 12 May 1922 in Detroit.
When did Ernie Rosteck die?
Ernie Rosteck died on 1 March 1986 in Waterloo, Iowa.
What was Ernie Rosteck's occupation?
Ernie Rosteck was an american football player.
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Ernie Rosteck was American.
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