Bill Vohaska

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Bill Vohaska
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Vohaska from 1950 Illio
Position:Center
Personal information
Born:May 17, 1929
Riverside, Illinois
Died:December 24, 2004(2004-12-24) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
Career information
High school:Cicero (IL) Morton
College:Illinois
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1950)

William John Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team at the center position from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He later worked as a coach and teacher. He also founded and operated the Riverside Day Camp in Riverside, Illinois.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vohaska Captained Gridders: AOY Candidate Named All-American Pivot". Daily Illini. May 16, 1951.
  2. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. ^ "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
  4. ^ Vikki Ortiz Healy (September 18, 2009). "Hazy, crazy camp days: For decades, Riverside Day Camp gave kids a place to romp all summer -- until insurance concerns rained on the parade". Chicago Tribune.
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