Bill Miklich

Bill Miklich
Date of birth	April 3, 1919
Place of birth	Greenwood, Wisconsin
Date of death	March 10, 2005 (aged 85)
Place of death	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Career information
Position(s)	Center, linebacker
US college	University of Idaho
Career history
As player
1947–1948	New York Giants
1948	Detroit Lions
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

William John Miklich (April 3, 1919 – March 10, 2005) was an American football center and linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Idaho. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Marines.

Early life

Miklich attended West Allis High School in West Allis, Wisconsin where he was named All-Conference in 1938.^[1] He also played quarterback and punter, and his coach Neil Gonyo described Miklich as the greatest fullback he ever coached at West Allis.^[1] He became the starting fullback and linebacker for the University of Idaho.

References

^ ^a ^b Staff (October 11, 1946). "Bill Miklich of West Allis Returns as a College Star". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 37. Retrieved September 24, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Bill Miklich at Find a Grave

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[high-1] Staff (October 11, 1946). "Bill Miklich of West Allis Returns as a College Star". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 37. Retrieved September 24, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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