Frank Stanley Zadworney (November 14, 1916 – March 24, 1979) was an American football halfback on both offense and defense. He played college football for Ohio State (1936-1939) and professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940).
Early life Zadworney was born in 1916 at Washington, Pennsylvania. He attended Washington High School.
Ohio State Zadworney then enrolled at Ohio State University and played college football as a halfback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1936 to 1939. Ohio State line coach Ernie Godfrey said: "Zadworney was an excellent blocker. He's probably the best blocker Ohio State ever had. . . . He cleaned 'em all out, ends, tackles, fullbacks, as the assignemnt demanded."("one of the finest blocking backs ever to don an Ohio State uniform.") He played on the 1939 Ohio State Buckeyes football team that won the Big Ten Conference championship.
Professional football Zadworney was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the eighth round (64th overall pick) in the 1940 NFL draft. He appeared in three games for the Dodgers as a halfback, on both offense and defense, during the 1940 season. The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers compiled an 8–3 record and placed second in the NFL East.
Later life In 1942, Zadworney became a football coach at Catholic University. He also served in the military during World War II. He also coached football at Aquinas High School in Columbus, Ohio both before and after the war.
Zadworney died in 1979 at Columbus, Ohio.
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