Mike Karmazin
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| Position | Guard | ||||
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| Born | July 16, 1919 Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Died | January 21, 2004 (aged 84) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Norwin (PA) | ||||
| College | Duke | ||||
| NFL draft | 1946 (24th round, 222nd overall pick) | ||||
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Michael Laurence Karmazin (July 16, 1919 – January 21, 2004) was a professional American football guard. Prior to playing at the professional level, Karmazin played college football at Duke University. He earned All-America and All-Southern Conference honors in 1941. During the 1942 Rose Bowl, he tackled Don Durdan for a safety, in a 20–16 loss to Oregon State. He was later drafted in 1946 by the Boston Yanks of the National Football League (NFL), however he ended playing in the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees in 1946. He played professionally again in 1947, for the Paterson Panthers of the American Association.