Harry Jacunski

Hieronym Anthony “Harry” Jacunski (October 20, 1915 – February 20, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He played as an end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After his playing career, he was a college football coach for 35 years.

Jacunski was an all-state center on the New Britain High School 1934 basketball team and played college football with Vince Lombardi at Fordham University, where Jacunski was one of Fordham's "Seven Blocks of Granite". In 1938 he was co-captain of the Fordham football team where he started as end.

He played in the NFL for six seasons (1939 – 1944) as defensive end for the Green Bay Packers, who were NFL champions in 1939 and 1944.

In 1945 he started a 35-year coaching career: one year at University of Notre Dame, two years at Harvard University, and the last 33 years at Yale University. Jacunski was inducted into both the Fordham and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the NFL Championship Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1939 GNB 11 2 5 104 20.8 29 2 1940 GNB 10 5 2 29 14.5 17 0 1941 GNB 10 7 4 48 12.0 27 0 1942 GNB 5 1 8 125 15.6 49 1 1943 GNB 10 9 24 528 22.0 86 3 1944 GNB 9 9 9 151 16.8 48 0 55 33 52 985 18.9 86 6

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1939 GNB 1 0 1 31 31.0 31 0 1941 GNB 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1944 GNB 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 1 31 31.0 31 0