After graduating from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in education in 1941, Dubzinski went on to play professional football in local independent leagues for the Golden Bears of Pittsfield and Holyoke, respectively.[2] That year, he was also hired as the football coach of Rockland High School, and then coached at Fitchburg High School.[3]
In 1943, Dubzinski signed for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played five games during the 1943 season, which included an interception, under Steve Owen. The team also claimed the division title. In the following year, he moved on to the Boston Yanks, playing in three games, while starting two of them, under Herb Kopf.
In the following year, Dubzinski returned to coaching. This time, he was hired as the head coach of his alma mater, Gardner High, where he stayed on for twenty seasons and compiled a 130-41-6 record. In 1952, he completed a Master of Education degree from Fitchburg State University. After retiring from coaching in 1966, he was named Assistant Principal at Gardner, and was promoted to Principal in 1978, a post he held until 1983.
In 1994, Dubzinski was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
Personal lifeedit
Both Dubzinski's brother, John E., and son, Walter Jr., played football for Boston College. John overlapped with his brother's final season, and continued on to play for the team (1940-1942).[5] Unlike his father, the younger was a running back (1962-1963).[6]
Dubzinski was married to Ruth A. O'Hearn, with whom he had four children: Walter Jr., Pamela, John, and Anne.
walt, dubzinski, walter, john, dubzinski, october, 1919, april, 2013, american, football, center, guard, national, football, league, york, giants, boston, yanks, 39position, center, guardpersonal, informationborn, 1919, october, 1919gardner, massachusetts, die. Walter John Dubzinski Sr October 26 1919 April 26 2013 was an American football center and guard in the National Football League NFL for the New York Giants and Boston Yanks Walt DubzinskiNo 12 39Position Center GuardPersonal informationBorn 1919 10 26 October 26 1919Gardner Massachusetts U S Died April 26 2013 2013 04 26 aged 93 Gardner Massachusetts U S Height 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh school Gardner Gardner Massachusetts College Boston College 1938 1940 Career historyPittsfield Golden Bears 1941 Holyoke Golden Bears 1942 New York Giants 1943 Boston Yanks 1944 Career NFL statisticsGames played 8Games started 2Interceptions 1Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn to Felix and Anna Lauciniunas Dubzinski graduated from Gardner High School in 1937 where he played football and was a co captain He went on to attend Boston College and played football as a fullback linebacker and center there under Gil Dobie and Frank Leahy from 1938 to 1940 1 Dubzinski was the starting center in the 1940 season when the team went undefeated with an 11 0 record and defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in the 1941 Sugar Bowl After graduating from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in education in 1941 Dubzinski went on to play professional football in local independent leagues for the Golden Bears of Pittsfield and Holyoke respectively 2 That year he was also hired as the football coach of Rockland High School and then coached at Fitchburg High School 3 In 1943 Dubzinski signed for the New York Giants of the National Football League NFL He played five games during the 1943 season which included an interception under Steve Owen The team also claimed the division title In the following year he moved on to the Boston Yanks playing in three games while starting two of them under Herb Kopf In 1945 Dubzinski served in the United States Navy stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville during World War II 4 In the following year Dubzinski returned to coaching This time he was hired as the head coach of his alma mater Gardner High where he stayed on for twenty seasons and compiled a 130 41 6 record In 1952 he completed a Master of Education degree from Fitchburg State University After retiring from coaching in 1966 he was named Assistant Principal at Gardner and was promoted to Principal in 1978 a post he held until 1983 In 1994 Dubzinski was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame Personal life editBoth Dubzinski s brother John E and son Walter Jr played football for Boston College John overlapped with his brother s final season and continued on to play for the team 1940 1942 5 Unlike his father the younger was a running back 1962 1963 6 Dubzinski was married to Ruth A O Hearn with whom he had four children Walter Jr Pamela John and Anne References edit Walt Dubzinski Stats Pro Football Reference com Walt Dubzinski NFL Stats Pro Football Archives Dubzinski Appointed Rockland High Coach Fitchburg Sentinel September 4 1941 p 8 via Newspapers com Boston Yanks Lose Dubzinski to Navy The Boston Globe October 19 1944 p 18 via Newspapers com John Dubzinski NFL Stats Pro Football Archives Walt Dubzinski College Stats External links editPro Football Archives bio nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walt Dubzinski amp oldid 1162352001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
