Joe Pondelik

Joseph Pondelik (May 8, 1902 – February 1965) was an American football player. He played college football for the Chicago Maroons football team of the University of Chicago from 1922 to 1924, and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1924 College Football All-America Team.[1] He was married in 1926 to Margaret Lee, "Miss Chicago of 1924," but the highly-publicized marriage ended in divorce a year later.[2]

Joe Pondelik
Chicago Maroons
PositionGuard
Career history
CollegeChicago (1924)
Personal information
Born:(1902-05-08)May 8, 1902
Died:February 1965 (aged 62)
Career highlights and awards

References

  1. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. "Hectic Aftermath of That All-American Honeymoon: Why the Beautiful "Miss Chicago" Divorced the Burly Football Star Whose Gridiron Tactics Wrecked Their Home and Ruined a "Too-Perfect" Match". The Delmarvia Star, Wilmington, Delaware. April 17, 1927. p. 5 (Magazine Section).
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