Joe Kulbacki

Joe Kulbacki
No. 43
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born(1938-03-01)March 1, 1938
Ridgway, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2012(2012-11-26) (aged 74)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolYoungsville
(Youngsville, Pennsylvania)
CollegePurdue
NFL draft1960: 16th round, 184th overall pick
AFL draft1960: 2nd round
Career history
Career AFL statistics
Rushing yards108
Rushing average2.6
Receptions2
Receiving yards9
Total touchdowns1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joseph Vincent Kulbacki (March 1, 1938 – November 26, 2012) was an American author, vintner, entrepreneur, and football halfback, in college for Purdue and in professional football in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills.

Biography

Born in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, on March 1, 1938, Kulbacki played college football at Purdue University. Drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1960 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, he chose, instead, to play for the AFL's Bills during their first season, 1960.

Kulbacki was also author of America...A Nation That's Lost Its Way, a conservative critique of modern American politics and society in the context of its Judeo-Christian values, and paralleling the rise and fall of past civilizations, particularly Ancient Rome.[1]

Kulbacki died in 2012.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joe Kulbacki's Blog". Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  2. ^ The Times Observer. "Kulbacki, former NFL player from Youngsville, dies at 74 - TimesObserver.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information". The Times Observer. Retrieved November 30, 2012.