Nick Drahos

Nick Drahos

Date of birth	(1918-12-06)December 6, 1918
Place of birth	Ford City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	May 12, 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 99)
Place of death	Holland, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle, end
US college	Cornell University
NFL draft	1941 / round: 11 / pick: 94
Drafted by	Cleveland Rams
Career highlights and awards
Unanimous All-American (1939) Consensus All-American (1940) 2× First-team All-Eastern (1939, 1940)
College Football Hall of Fame

Nick Drahos (December 6, 1918 – May 12, 2018) was an American football end. He was selected in the 11th round of the 1941 NFL draft.^[1] He played college football at Cornell University^[2] and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. Drahos died from pneumonia in Holland, Michigan in May 2018 at the age 99.^[3]

References

1. "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
2. "Cornell University - Hall of Fame". www.cornellbigred.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
3. "Hall of Famer and Cornell Legend Nick Drahos Passes Away". footballfoundation.org. May 24, 2018.