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Hall of Fame

John Florkiewicz

  • Class
    1950
  • Induction
    1997
  • Sport(s)
    Football
One of the first Colonels superstars and first to play professionally...scored 29 career touchdowns, including 12 in 1949...ranks fourth all-time at Wilkes with 174 career points...in 1948 had a 100 yard kickoff return versus Rider...first All-Star athlete at Wilkes...named first team Associated Press All-Star and second team All-State performer in 1949...played one year with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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