Michael Kinek

Michael Kinek
Personal information
Born:August 11, 1917
Akron, Ohio
Died:October 6, 1991 (age 74)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Whiting
College:Michigan State University
Position:End
Career history
Cleveland Rams (1940)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Kenneth Kinek (August 11, 1917 – October 6, 1991) was an American football player.

Kinek was born in 1917 in Akron, Ohio. He attended Whiting High School in Whiting, Indiana.[1]

He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University) from 1937 to 1939.[2][3][4] He was also regarded as a reliable, long-distance placekicker.[5] At the end of the 1939 season, he was elected by his teammates as an honorary co-captain.[6] Michigan State coach Charley Bachman called Kinek the best defensive end in Michigan State history.[7]

In February 1940, Kinek signed with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League.[8] He appeared in two games for the Rams.[1]

Kinek died in 1991.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mike Kinek". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mike Kinek of Michigan City Seeks Spartan Job". The News-Palladium. October 19, 1937. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Mike Kinek at Right End for Spartan Eleven". The Times. September 15, 1939. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kinek Returns to M.S.C. Line". Detroit Free Press. October 3, 1939. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kinek's Kicking Attracts Stars". New York Daily News. August 25, 1940. p. C38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spartans Pick Two Captains: Squad Honors Kinek and Rockenbach". Detroit Free Press. December 1, 1939. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kinek Signs With Rams". Springfield News-Sun. February 1, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michael Kinek". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.