Mike Karmazin

Mike Karmazin
No. 30
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1919-07-16)July 16, 1919
Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2004(2004-01-21) (aged 84)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorwin (PA)
CollegeDuke
NFL draft1946: 24th round, 222nd overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career AAFC statistics
Games played10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Laurence Karmazin (July 16, 1919 – January 21, 2004) was a professional American football guard and college football coach.

Prior to playing at the professional level, Karmazin played college football at Duke University. He was drafted in 1946 by the Boston Yanks of the National Football League (NFL), but he played in the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees in 1946. He played professionally again in 1947, for the Paterson Panthers of the American Association.

Later in life, Karmazin was a lawyer, and was a member of the prosecution team in the Clay Shaw trial in New Orleans.

Early life and education

Karmazin was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania[1] and raised in Irwin, Pennsylvania,[2] the son of Peter Karmazin and Mary Dikun Karmazin. His parents were both Slovak immigrants; his father was a miner. He attended Duke University, where was a member of the football team under coach Wallace Wade.[3][4] He earned All-America and All-Southern Conference honors in 1941.[5] During the 1942 Rose Bowl, he tackled Don Durdan for a safety, in a 20–16 loss to Oregon State.

In 1962 Karmazin earned a law degree from Tulane University.[6][7]

Career

Karmazin served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He played professional football with the New York Yankees in 1946, and then with the Paterson Panthers in 1947.

Karmazin was an assistant football coach at Duke from 1948 to 1951, head coachat Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia in 1951,[1][8] and head line coach at North Carolina State University from 1952 to 1953.[9] He was a line coach at Tulane University in the 1950s.[10]

After his sports career, Karmazin became a lawyer.[11] He was an assistant district attorney in New Orleans from 1962[7] to 1972, and ran for a seat on the juvenile court bench there in 1972.[12] In 1967, he assisted district attorney Jim Garrison in the conspiracy trial of Clay Shaw, later dramatized in the 1991 film JFK.[13] In 1974 he was convicted of failure to file timely tax returns and sentenced to 60 days in prison.[14]

Personal life

Karmazin married Elizabeth Spink; they had four children. He died in 2004, at age 84, in New Orleans.[13] His grave is in Biloxi National Cemetery in Mississippi.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Deekens, Bill (April 19, 1951). "Duke's Mike Karmazin Named Fork Union Football Coach; Wade High in Praise of Mentor". The Richmond News Leader. p. 53. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Logan, Walter (October 8, 1941). "Mike Karmazin is Exception; He Gets Plenty of Attention". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 8. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mike Karmazin Lauded by Wade". News and Record. October 13, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Steve Lach and Mike Karmazin Make Duke's Offense Strong, But They're Defense Aces". The Hastings Daily Tribune. October 31, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Coleman, Chiles (November 28, 1941). "Three Dukes, One Deak Make All-Conference". The Sentinel. p. 14. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mike Karamazin Announces for Juvenile Judge". The Louisiana Weekly. July 29, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Karmazin to be DA's Assistant". The Times-Picayune. April 1, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mike Karmazin Resigns as Coach". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. January 8, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Karmazin, Hickman Assist at State; Feathers Stays". The Richmond News Leader. January 9, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mike Karmazin New Greenie Line Coach; Former All-American Rounds Out Wave Staff". The Times-Picayune. February 7, 1954. p. 92. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Roesler, Bob (April 3, 1962). "Behind the Sports Scene: Karmazin's Tough Decision". The Times-Picayune. p. 22. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mike Karamazin Announces for Juvenile Judge". The Louisiana Weekly. July 29, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. 1 2 "Duke alum played role in '67 JFK trial". The Charlotte Observer. January 26, 2004. p. 9. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Karmazin Gets Jail Sentence; 60 Days for Failure to Pay Tax on Time". The Times-Picayune. February 21, 1974. p. 16. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Karmazin, prosecutor in New Orleans 'JFK' trial, dies at 84". The Mississippi Press. January 26, 2004. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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