Pete Gudauskas

Pete Gudauskas
No. 3, 29, 17[1]
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1916-10-19)October 19, 1916
Georgetown, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 2003(2003-10-27) (aged 87)
Fairfield, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorgetown Township
CollegeMurray State
NFL draft1940: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played25
Games started13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Peter Gudauskas (October 19, 1916 – October 27, 2003) was an American professional football guard who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Rams and Chicago Bears, and two seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Murray State Teachers College.

Early life

Peter Gudauskas was born on October 19, 1916, in Georgetown, Illinois, and attended Georgetown Township High School.[2][3]

College career

Gudauskas played for the Murray State Racers from 1936 to 1939. In 1938, he was named to the Little All-America and All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association teams. He was also named to the All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in 1937, 1938 and 1939. Gudauskas was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970.[4]

Professional career

Gudauskas played in one game for the Cleveland Rams in 1940, two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1940 and 1941 and two seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1943 to 1945.[1]

Later life

Gudauskas died on October 27, 2003, in Fairfield, Ohio.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PETE GUDAUSKAS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pete Gudauskas". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Township And Community High School Movement In Illinois" (PDF). 1917. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pete Gudauskas". goracers.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.