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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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 |position=[[Guard (American football)|Guard]], [[Tackle (American football position)|Tackle]]
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+* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1927 College Football All-America Team|1927]])
-*3&times; All-[[Big Ten]] (1926–28)
+* Third-team All-American ([[1926 College Football All-America Team|1926]])
+* 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]])
+* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1928]])
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-|teams=*[[Staten Island Stapletons]] (1932)
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+* [[Staten Island Stapletons]] (1932)
-*[[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1933)
+* [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1933)
-*[[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1933)
+* [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1933)
-*[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1935)
+* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1935)
+* [[Alexandria Celtics]] (1936)
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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]] 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.
+'''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.
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+[[Category:Players of American football from Cleveland]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Cleveland]]
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 [[Category:American people of Polish descent]]

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