Andy Bershak

Andy Bershak
Profile
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born(1915-11-08)November 8, 1915
Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 28)
Clairton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
CollegeNorth Carolina (1936–1937)
Awards and highlights

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 selected in the fifth round of the 1938 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions with the 36th overall pick.[2] Bershak also played basketball at North Carolina and led both the basketball and football teams to Southern Conference championships.[3]

Bershak later served as an assistant football coach and scout for North Carolina. He died in 1943 in Clairton, Pennsylvania.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Adam Powell (2006). University of North Carolina Football. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 0738542881.
  4. ↑ "Former Tar Heel Dies at Clairton". The News and Observer. November 20, 1943. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Andy Bershak Rites Tomorrow". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 21, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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