Jules Rykovich

Jules Rykovich
No. 11, 20, 22
	Rykovich on a 1951 Bowman football card
Date of birth	April 6, 1923
Place of birth	Croatia
Date of death	December 23, 1974 (aged 51)
Place of death	Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback; Kickoff returner; Defensive back
US college	Illinois; Notre Dame
NFL draft	1946 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14
Career history
As player
1947–1948	Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
1948	Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
1949–1951	Chicago Bears
1952–1953	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1943); Second-team All-Big Nine (1946);
Awards	Co-MVP in 1947 Rose Bowl
Honors	Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (1993)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Julius Alphonsus Rykovich (April 6, 1923 – December 23, 1974) was an American football halfback, kickoff returner, and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. Rykovich also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Rockets. He played college football at the University of Illinois and the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the second round of the 1947 NFL draft. He was co-MVP alongside Buddy Young in the 1947 Rose Bowl for Illinois, and was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1993.^[1]

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