Izzy Weinstock

Izzy Weinstock
No. 10, 47
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1913-06-27)June 27, 1913
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:September 26, 1997(1997-09-26) (aged 84)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Coughlin
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Isadore "Izzy" Weinstock (June 27, 1913 – September 26, 1997) was an American professional football player. Weinstock attended James M. Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh. He played college football for the Pitt Panthers football team from 1932 to 1934 and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the North American Newspaper Alliance as a first-team fullback on the 1934 College Football All-America Team.[1] He was also chosen as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.[2] He also played professional football as a fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1935, and for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1937 and 1938.[3] Weinstock sustained a broken nose and thereafter became one of the first football players to wear a face mask.[4]

Weinstock served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the head coach and a player for the 1943 Spokane Air Service Commandos football team.[5][6]

Weinstock died on September 26, 1997, at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following a long illness.[7][8]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Spokane Air Service Commandos (Independent) (1943)
1943 Spokane Air Service 2–2
Spokane Air Service: 2–2
Total: 2–2

References

  1. ^ "Three Stanford Players Selected on All-American Grid Elevens: Grayson, Reynolds and Moscrip Given Honors". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1934.
  2. ^ Alan Gould (December 1, 1934). "Hund, Larson on Associated Press Star Team: Alabama Gets Two Positions on First Team". Rhinelander Daily News.
  3. ^ "Izzy Weinstock". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Weinstock, Izzy". jewsinsports.org.
  5. ^ "Commandos Hold First Scrimmage". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. September 13, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Commandos Win After Struggle". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 18, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Isadore Izzy" Weinstock; Outstanding fullback at Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1997. p. B6. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Weinstock; Isadore Izzy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1997. p. B7. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.