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Andy Bershak
Andrew A. Bershak (November 8, 1915 – November 19, 1943) was an American football player. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a consensus selection at the end position on the 1937 College Football All-America Team.[1] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[2] Bershak also played basketball at North Carolina and led both the basketball and football teams to Southern Conference championships.[3]
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 1915 Clairton, Pennsylvania |
| Died: | November 19, 1943 (aged 28) Clairton, Pennsylvania |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (1936–1937) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bershak later served as an assistant football coach and scout for North Carolina. He died in 1943 in Clairton, Pennsylvania.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Adam Powell (2006). University of North Carolina Football. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 0738542881.
- ^ "Former Tar Heel Dies at Clairton". The News and Observer. November 20, 1943. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andy Bershak Rites Tomorrow". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 21, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.