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Leo Raskowski
	Raskowski circa 1927
No. 70, 43, 45
Position:	Guard, Tackle
Personal information
Born:	March 28, 1906; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	October 30, 1952 (aged 46); Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College:	Ohio State
Career history
	Staten Island Stapletons (1932); Brooklyn Dodgers (1933); Pittsburgh Pirates (1933); Philadelphia Eagles (1935); Alexandria Celtics (1936);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1927); Third-team All-American (1926); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1926, 1927); Second-team All-Big Ten (1928);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Leo Thomas Raskowski (March 28, 1906 – October 30, 1952) was an American college and professional football player of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Thomas (a Polish immigrant) and Julia Raskowski. At Ohio State, he and received All-American honors in 1926 and 1927, was team captain in 1928 and was also a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. After he graduated, Raskowski went on to play professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Staten Island Stapletons, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Eagles. He later took the name of Leo Randall in 1939 and moved to Vancouver in 1943 to become a recreation director. He died there after a long illness at the age of 46.

He was inducted posthumously into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2011.

External links

Leo Raskowski at Find a Grave

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-|College=[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
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+* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1927 College Football All-America Team|1927]])
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+* Third-team All-American ([[1926 College Football All-America Team|1926]])
-|Honors=2&times; [[All-America]]n <small>(1926-27)</small>|Stats=y
+* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1926]], [[1927 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1927]])
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+* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1928]])
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-|teams=[[Staten Island Stapletons]]<br>[[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Pirates]]<br>[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
+* [[Staten Island Stapletons]] (1932)
+* [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1933)
+* [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1933)
+* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1935)
+* [[Alexandria Celtics]] (1936)
 }}
-'''Leo Thomas Raskowski''' (March 28, 1906 – October 30, 1952) was an American college and professional football player of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] and received [[All-American]] honors at [[Ohio State University]] in 1926 and 1927 where he was also a member of [[Phi Kappa Tau]] fraternity. After he graduated, Raskowski went on to play professional football in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Staten Island Stapletons]], [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Pirates]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. He later took the name of Leo Randall and moved to Vancouver in 1943 to become a recreation director.  He died there after a long illness at the age of 46.
+'''Leo Thomas Raskowski''' (March 28, 1906 – October 30, 1952) was an American college and professional football player of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] to Thomas (a Polish immigrant) and Julia Raskowski.  At Ohio State, he and received [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 1926 and 1927, was team captain in 1928 and was also a member of [[Phi Kappa Tau]] fraternity. After he graduated, Raskowski went on to play professional football in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Staten Island Stapletons]], [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. He later took the name of Leo Randall in 1939 and moved to Vancouver in 1943 to become a recreation director.  He died there after a long illness at the age of 46.
+He was inducted posthumously into the [[Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame]] in 2011.
 ==See also==
 *[[1926 College Football All-America Team]]
 *[[1927 College Football All-America Team]]
+==External links==
+*{{Find a Grave|70048275}}
 {{1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)}}
+{{authority control}}
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-| NAME              = Raskowski, Leo
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = March 28, 1906
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = October 30, 1952
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Vancouver, Washington]]
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Raskowski, Leo}}
 [[Category:1906 births]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Ohio]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Cleveland]]
-[[Category:People from Cleveland, Ohio]]
+[[Category:American football tackles]]
-[[Category:American football offensive tackles]]
+[[Category:American people of Polish descent]]
 [[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players]]
 [[Category:Staten Island Stapletons players]]
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 [[Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players]]
 [[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
-[[Category:Year of death missing]]
+[[Category:1952 deaths]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington]]