Jerry Marciniak

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Jerry Marciniak
Date of birth March 30, 1937
Date of death January 14, 2014
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status International
Position(s) G
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
College University of Michigan
Career history
As player
1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Gerald P. Marciniak (March 30, 1937 – January 14, 2014) was a Canadian Football League player and Michigan Wolverine football player.

Marciniak was raised in Chicago and played football for Mount Carmel High School. He was the co-captain of Mount Carmel's 1954 football team that won the Chicago Catholic League championship and then lost in the city championship game.[1][2][3]

After graduating from high school, Marciniak attended the University of Michigan starting in 1955.[4] He played college football at the tackle for the 1957 and 1958 Michigan Wolverines football teams.[5][6]

He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the 1959 season.[7]

After retiring from football, Marciniak worked as a sales representative for Bliss & Laughlin in Harvey, Illinois. He was also a member of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley's commission on human relations in the 1960s.[8]

In 1991, Marciniak was named to the all-time football team from Mt. Carmel High School.[9]

Marciniak died on January 2, 2014 from complications of Parkinson's disease. [10]

References

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  8. The Michigan Alumnus, Vol. 70, 1963, p. 101.
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