About John Durko
Lived 1914 – 1963 (aged 48–49). John Durko was an American american football player.
John Joseph Durko (July 23, 1914 – January 1, 1963) was an American football end and tackle.
Durko was born in 1914 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Mahonoy City High School. After high school, he worked in the local coal mines for several years. He received an athletic scholarship to Albright College where he completed in football, basketball, and track. He was captain of the basketball team and set records in the shot put and discus.
Durko played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) in 1942 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1943. He appeared in seven NFL games. He also played for the Bethlehem Bulldogs of the American Football League from 1946 to 1948.
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John Durko was born in 1914.
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